Northeast Houston, TX — March 13, 2025, Tenisha Muhammad and a Cleveland woman were injured in a truck accident shortly after 9:00 a.m. along I.H. 69.
According to authorities, a Freightliner was traveling southbound on the interstate in the vicinity of Crosstimbers Street when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, the truck attempted a lane change at an apparently unsafe time. A collision subsequently took place between the Freightliner, a Honda Civic occupied by a 51-year-old woman from Cleveland, and a Dodge Charger occupied by 49-year-old Tenisha Muhammad.
Both Muhammad and the woman from the Civic reportedly sustained serious injuries due to the wreck. 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 a commercial truck makes an unsafe lane change and causes a crash, it’s easy to assume it was just a simple mistake behind the wheel. But in my experience, these incidents are rarely just about a driver making a bad decision in the moment. They usually raise deeper questions that aren’t answered by looking at the crash scene alone.
Let’s start with what likely triggered this collision: a lane change that shouldn’t have happened. That might sound like driver error—and it may well be—but the real question is why the driver made that move. Was the driver distracted? Was there a blind spot issue? Did the truck have functioning mirrors and cameras, and had the driver been trained to use them properly? These are the kinds of questions that a thorough investigation should answer, but too often, they’re never even asked.
What I’ve seen over the years is that unsafe maneuvers like this often trace back to company-level decisions. Was the driver properly trained on lane change procedures, especially in high-traffic areas like urban interstates? Did the company have safety protocols in place, and were they enforced? Did the driver have enough rest, or was he being pushed to stay on schedule no matter what? It’s very easy to blame the person in the cab, but a closer look frequently reveals that the driver may have just been following the path the company set for him.
Another issue that sometimes comes into play is visibility. Many large trucks have significant blind spots, and not all of them are equipped with the latest safety tech to help compensate. If a driver relies on outdated equipment or simply doesn’t have the tools to make safe lane changes, that’s not always on the driver—it can be a failure by the company to invest in safety.
At the end of the day, any serious crash involving a lane change demands more than just a surface-level investigation. Cell phone records, dashcam footage, ECM data, and company safety logs all have to be reviewed. Without that, investigators are left guessing, and families are left without real answers.
From my perspective, the key takeaway here is that a dangerous lane change is rarely just a one-person mistake. It’s often the result of a chain of failures, many of which begin long before the truck ever hits the road. Finding out what really caused this crash means asking the right questions—and following the evidence wherever it leads—to hold the right people accountable and ensure that those affected by the wreck receive the clarity and closure they deserve.
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