El Paso, TX — November 14, 2025, Daniel Zeijas was injured in a truck accident just after 2 a.m. in the 1400 block of Don Haskins Drive.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2008 Honda CR-V was heading south when it rear-ended a 2015 Volvo semi-truck near Pullman Drive.
Honda driver Daniel Zeijas, 29, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.
The truck driver was not hurt, the report states.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the El Paso County crash at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When people read about a crash like this, the first reaction is often to assume the answer is obvious. A car rear-ends a semi-truck, so the driver of the car must be at fault. But truck crashes are rarely that simple, and this early report leaves out many of the details that actually matter.
What’s missing right now is any explanation of why this collision happened at 2 a.m. We don’t yet know whether the semi-truck was moving or stopped when it was struck. That distinction alone changes the entire analysis. A moving truck raises one set of questions. A stopped or slow-moving truck on a dark roadway raises a very different set.
It’s also not clear whether the truck had proper lighting or reflective markings visible at that hour. If a tractor-trailer was stopped or slowing near Pullman Drive, investigators should be asking whether its lights were functioning and whether it was positioned in a way that gave approaching drivers a fair chance to react. Those answers don’t come from assumptions; they come from evidence.
On the truck side, the investigation should include the vehicle’s engine control module, or “black box.” That data can show speed, braking and throttle input in the moments before impact. If the truck was slowing, stopping or accelerating unexpectedly, the data will show it. If it was stationary, the data can confirm that too. In-cab cameras, if installed, may also show what the truck driver was doing just before the crash and how long the vehicle had been in that position.
We also don’t yet know what role visibility played. This happened in the early morning hours, when fatigue, darkness and limited sightlines often overlap. Depending on road conditions and lighting in that stretch of Don Haskins Drive, investigators may need to determine whether the truck was visible from a safe distance or whether something about the scene made this collision harder to avoid.
What’s important here is resisting the urge to draw conclusions from a single line in a preliminary report. Those reports are starting points, not final answers. Real accountability only comes after someone digs into the electronic data, the physical evidence and the surrounding circumstances to understand what actually happened.
Key Takeaways
- A rear-end collision with a semi-truck is not automatically explained by the initial report.
- Whether the truck was moving or stopped is a critical unanswered question.
- Black box data and any in-cab video will be central to understanding speed, braking, and timing.
- Visibility, lighting and the truck’s position on the roadway matter, especially at 2 a.m.
- Meaningful conclusions can only be reached after a full, evidence-based investigation.
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