Comal County, TX — September 9, 2024, 51-year-old Tina Forbis was seriously injured in a collision with an 18-wheeler on Ranch-to-Market Road 32 in Comal County.
Preliminary reports from investigators show the incident happened around 10:25 a.m. on RM 32 at Agarita Drive. Early information suggests an International tractor-trailer was headed west on RM-32 approaching Agarita when the driver may have lost control for unknown reasons. The truck exited the pavement and the driver allegedly over-corrected, sending the truck across the center of the road and into the eastbound lanes. The truck then collided with a Nissan Altima driven by Forbis; both vehicles traveled onto nearby Agarita Drive after the crash, and the truck then overturned on the Nissan.
Forbis was trapped in her vehicle for several hours until responders were able to rescue her. She was then transported to an area hospital for treatment of unspecified serious injuries.
No further details are currently available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If preliminary reports are accurate this crash seems fairly straightforward: A truck driver lost control and a serious wreck followed. That will need to be confirmed, and further investigation is clearly needed to find out how and why it happened, but even if common sense seems to say the trucker is to blame I caution against thinking he or his employer will agree.
Truck accident victims and their families call the firm all the time about wrecks like this one. They believe seemingly-clear reports from the news or police are enough to get them the help they need, only to find the trucking company cooked up a version of events where they and their driver aren’t to blame. I’ve done this job for decades, and over that time I’ve seen them blame just about everything under the sun (road conditions, weather, truck part manufacturers, distracting signage)—even the victims themselves for “unsafe behaviors,” if the defense is feeling particularly punchy. Nothing is off the table if it means reducing or eliminating their client’s obligations.
There’s probably a softer way to say that, but I don’t want to sugarcoat it: When accident victims don’t have evidence more convincing than a police officer’s opinions about what happened, they often find themselves outmatched in court. To get the help they deserve and to see the right parties held accountable, they need to arm themselves with the evidence, allies, and legal tools necessary for facing the challenges ahead. I don’t see any reason why the situation in Comal County would be any different.
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