Bosque County, TX — August 23, 2024, Kimberly Caissie was injured following an 18-wheeler accident at around 1:00 p.m. along Highway 6.
Authorities said in initial statements that the accident took place in the area of the Highway 6 and F.M. 2602 intersection, south of Clifton.
According to officials, 49-year-old Kimberly Caissie was in a Jeep Grand Cherokee going northbound on the highway. At F.M. 2602, an eastbound 18-wheeler failed to yield coming through the stop sign, and Caissie’s vehicle crashed into the side of the truck. As a result, Caissie was seriously injured. There were no other reported injuries.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Right now, it’s unclear if any charges or citations have been considered. Generally, with something like a commercial truck pulling through a stop sign, there will be charges of some sort. But these incidents are rarely as open-and-shut as people may think. I always talk about the importance of having clear evidence telling someone’s side of the story after a serious truck wreck. That’s because there will likely be all kinds of blame-shifting to try and put as much of the fault on the victim as possible. Countering that can be quite the hurdle without the right approach.
For example, I had a case not long ago with details similar to these. In that case, though, the trucking company was blaming the victim, saying they were speeding, not paying attention, and weren’t wearing their seatbelt. Through our independent investigations, we were able to put together an accident reconstruction which clearly showed the victim slammed on their brakes and was going at appropriate speeds, and there was no way for them to avoid the collision. On top of that, numerous emergency responders testified they had to cut the victim’s seatbelt to get them out of the wreckage, so obviously they were using their seatbelt.
It was only after painstakingly explaining the moments leading up to the crash that the trucking company relented and accepted responsibility—we didn’t really leave them with a choice. Without those steps, it’s very likely they could have minimized or even avoided blame entirely for their driver recklessly cutting off cross traffic. I’m not saying that all happened here, but rarely has approaching a truck wreck as simple or straight-forward proved to be a good strategy. Victims and families need investigations to show clearly what happened, how the crash could have been avoided, and who is ultimately responsible for the outcome. That would require a lot more information than what I’m seeing in these current public statements.
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