Houston, TX — October 17, 2024, Gregorio Nanez was killed as the result of a cement truck accident at around 2:05 p.m. along Wayside Drive.
Initial statements on the accident say that it happened at the intersection of Wayside Drive and Navigation Boulevard.
Harris County officials indicate that 70-year-old Gregorio Nanez was the pedestrian who was going from a sidewalk into a crosswalk in order to cross the intersection. While doing so, a cement truck reportedly going along Wayside attempted to make a right turn onto Navigation. Doing so, the cement truck ran over Gregorio Nanez.
Due to the collision, Nanez was killed. The cement truck driver remained at the scene, and no charges or citations have been reported at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Authorities weren’t really clear in their reports about who they think had the right-of-way here. Even then, a pedestrian in a crosswalk during daylight hours is usually going to be visible for any attentive driver. It raises the question, then, about why the truck driver here thought it was safe to turn.
Have authorities checked any of the nearby businesses for security cameras which may have caught the incident on video? While that may sound like an obvious detail, I’ve had plenty of cases where authorities just plain missed crucial pieces of evidence. Not even that long ago, I handled a case where they couldn’t make heads or tails of an accident, allowing a truck driver to blame our client. Once we began our investigations, though, we immediately found a store mere feet from the crash scene that caught the whole incident on video, proving our client was in the right.
The reality is authorities make mistakes, and that can cause problems if there aren’t safety nets in place to catch whatever they might let slip through the cracks. It’s possible, of course, that they’re being thorough here. That’s why it’s important for victims and families to consider if they feel they’re getting clear answers. If so, it’s probably because authorities are going a good job. If they find they’re still left with doubts, though, then it’s possibly because the official investigations are missing something.
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