Dallas, TX — January 21, 2024, Donald Short Jr. was fatally injured following a semi-truck accident at around 7:45 p.m. on Abrams Road.

Authorities said in preliminary statements that the crash took place in the area of the Abrams Road and Woodcrest Lane intersection.

According to officials, 29-year-old Donald Short Jr. was in a BMW SUV said to be going northbound along Abrams Road. Up ahead was a construction zone that cordoned off portions of the roadway with orange cones. Somehow, the BMW went through the cones into the construction area, and it crashed with an arrow board, then a parked semi-truck.

As a result of the collision, Short sustained fatal injuries. There did not appear to be any other injuries resulting from the accident. At this time, no additional details are available.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

There weren't many details about this crash released publicly, and I can only hope investigators were more thorough behind the scenes. It can surprise people how often authorities move on without really giving a deadly crash the attention it deserves. However, I get calls all the time from families who find themselves weeks or months down the line still asking the same questions they had from day one. This is why independent investigations often end up being necessary to pick up the slack and fill in whatever gaps authorities may have left in the story. Whether or not that would be necessary here remains to be seen.