Bexar County, TX — April 9, 2025, Patricio Trevino Jr. was injured due to a truck accident shortly after 2:45 a.m. along Interstate Highway 35.
According to authorities, 62-year-old Patricio Trevino Jr. was traveling in a southbound Chevrolet Tahoe within a construction zone on I.H. 35 in the vicinity northeast of Weidner Road when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that, allegedly due to driver inattention, the Tahoe was rear-ended by a southbound Volvo truck. Trevino reportedly sustained serious injuries over the course of the accident. Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When crashes happen in construction zones—especially in the middle of the night—there’s often a rush to chalk them up to “driver inattention” and move on. But from where I sit, that kind of shorthand raises more questions than it answers. What exactly was the truck driver doing in the moments before the crash? Was there anything about the work zone setup that contributed to the collision? And how do we know if this was preventable?
Labeling a crash as the result of inattention doesn’t explain much. It’s a conclusion, not an investigation. Was the truck driver looking at a phone? Was he fatigued after driving too long without rest? Was the visibility reduced in the construction zone? The only way to answer these questions is with hard evidence—like phone records, dash cam footage, and ECM data from the truck. Without those pieces, there’s no way to know what really happened or who may bear legal responsibility.
Construction zones bring their own complications. Lanes can shift, signage may be inconsistent, and lighting isn’t always adequate—especially at 2:45 in the morning. If a truck plowed into a vehicle from behind in that environment, one has to ask: Was the work zone clearly marked? Was traffic backed up without adequate warning? These are not minor details; in past cases I’ve handled, a poorly designed construction zone turned out to be just as much to blame as the person behind the wheel.
And even if the truck driver was indeed inattentive, the question becomes: Why? Inattentiveness doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Maybe the driver was overworked, poorly trained, or driving under company pressure to meet a delivery window. In one of my past cases, we discovered that a company had no meaningful fatigue management policy—and sure enough, their driver fell asleep behind the wheel. It’s not always about one moment of distraction; sometimes it’s about an entire system that allows (or even encourages) unsafe practices.
If investigators stop at “driver inattention,” they risk missing all of this. That’s why these crashes demand a deeper look. Not just into what happened, but why it happened—and who enabled it.
Key Takeaways
- “Driver inattention” is a starting point, not an explanation; further investigation is required.
- Crucial evidence—like dash cams, ECM data, and cell phone records—can clarify whether the truck driver was distracted or impaired.
- Construction zones create additional hazards, and their design and signage must be scrutinized.
- Trucking company policies on fatigue, training, and oversight may bear as much responsibility as the driver.
- True accountability requires looking beyond the crash itself and into the conditions that made it possible.
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