El Paso, TX — March 18, 2025, Kentate Hubbard was killed in a truck accident at about 2:30 p.m. in the 11100 block of Gateway South.
Authorities said a 2021 GMC Sierra crashed into a dump truck loaded with sand while traveling south on Gateway South near Sean Haggerty Drive. The crash occurred during a dust storm that affected the El Paso region.
The GMC driver, Kentate Lamon Hubbard, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according to authorities.
No other injuries were reported.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the crash at this time. The accident is still under investigation.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a crash happens during a dust storm, the first instinct is to treat it as an unavoidable act of nature. But in my experience, weather conditions don’t remove the need for drivers — especially commercial drivers — to act with care. If anything, they raise the bar for how cautious people need to be.
This crash reportedly involved a GMC Sierra crashing into a dump truck loaded with sand during a dust storm. That already suggests low visibility, which raises two key questions: Where was the dump truck positioned on the road? And what precautions were in place to make it visible to other drivers?
Dump trucks are large, heavy and difficult to stop. When visibility is poor, those characteristics become even more dangerous. If the truck was moving slowly, stopped in a lane or trying to enter traffic, it should have had its lights and hazard signals activated. If it was working near the roadway, there should have been warning signs or even pilot vehicles, depending on the conditions. Whether those precautions were taken is something investigators need to look at carefully.
On the other side of the equation, we also have to ask what the driver of the GMC could reasonably see and react to. In dust storms, reaction time shrinks and the margin for error disappears. But that’s exactly why commercial drivers have to make conservative decisions about whether to proceed, especially when visibility drops. In other words, if a truck is still on the road in conditions where other drivers can’t see it in time, that’s not just a weather issue: it may be a legal issue.
People often think “bad weather” means no one’s to blame, but that’s not how the law works. Weather is a factor, not a defense. What matters is whether everyone involved made safe choices given the conditions. And when a commercial vehicle is involved, the standard of care is even higher.
That’s why it’s so important that this investigation goes beyond just noting the presence of a dust storm. The real question is whether the dump truck’s driver — and the company that put that truck on the road — did everything they were supposed to do to avoid putting others in danger. Because if they didn’t, the weather didn’t cause this crash. Their decisions did.
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