Jefferson County, TX — March 15, 2025, a pedestrian was injured as the result of a semi-truck accident at around 3:58 a.m. along I-10.
Officials said in preliminary statements that the accident happened on southwest lanes of the East Freeway in the area of Boyt Road.
According to officials, a 35-year-old man was on foot in the area of a Toyota which was reportedly disabled in a lane of travel. Approaching that, a Volvo tractor-trailer reportedly crashed into the disabled vehicle, hitting the man on the roadway in the process.
As a result of the collision, the pedestrian was seriously injured. No other injuries were confirmed. At this time, additional details about the accident are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
One key factor I don’t see clarified here is if the disabled vehicle was clearly visible and avoidable. That’s often one of the first things that should be clarified after accidents like this. Sometimes, though, confirming that can involve jumping through legal hoops.
Let me give an example of what I mean. A while back, I handled a case involving a commercial truck that hit a car disabled on the highway. Following initial police investigations, the story seemed to be that the disabled car wasn’t lit, and the truck driver couldn’t see it until it was too late. The family wanted a more thorough secondary investigation, and our efforts ended up uncovering video footage from the truck that never was analyzed. What it showed was shocking.
The truck had a dash cam which showed that the victim’s car had its hazards on and was clearly visible nearly three-quarters of a mile down the road. The truck didn’t make any attempt to slow down or move over. Why? Well, another camera inside the driver’s cabin revealed that the truck driver was too busy watching shows on his tablet to bother looking up at the road. By the time he did, it was too late.
What had been written off as just an unavoidable accident ended up being someone’s wanton negligence. However, it took investigations beyond what authorities did to bring that story to light. Sometimes, a further investigation will simply show police already touched on everything they needed to. Maybe that would happen here. But when victims and families feel there are important parts of the story not being told, it’s only reasonable they might look for a second opinion to help fill in those gaps.
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