Maverick County, TX — March 20, 2025, Bianca Marines was injured as the result of a commercial truck accident at 1:15 p.m. along U.S. Highway 277.

According to officials, the incident took place in the area of Venado Grande Road, north of Elm Creek.

Investigators said that 34-year-old Bianca Marines was in a Toyota Tundra traveling northbound along the highway. A semi-truck with a trailer was also going northbound when it reportedly made an unsafe turn. Police say this led to the two vehicles colliding.

Due to the crash, 34-year-old Bianca Marines was seriously injured. Three others in the Toyota had possible injuries, as well. Right now, authorities show they recommended a charge for the truck driver unsafely turning. This and other details remain unconfirmed.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

Even if the allegations here are true, and this all happened because a truck driver made an unsafe turn, this isn't likely to be some open-and-shut situation as people may assume. The reason I say this is that commercial truck wrecks often involve more than just an individual reckless truck driver. Investigations must also consider the potential role the truck driver's employer played in the accident.

I've handled hundreds of commercial vehicle accident cases. In my experience, trucking companies sometimes create the exact conditions that make dangerous decisions like making an unsafe turn inevitable. For example, when companies set aggressive delivery schedules, they put pressure on drivers to rush, even if that means taking risks they otherwise wouldn’t. Add in the possibility of poor hiring decisions or inadequate training, and it becomes clear how a driver could end up making a dangerous maneuver like this.

That's why investigations into crashes like this one need to involve more than just a typical crash reconstruction. It’s critical to dig into the truck driver's cell phone records, any available dash camera footage, dispatch communications, electronic hours of service logs, hiring and training records, and the truck’s electronic data. This can help investigators dig beyond surface-level problems and potentially get to the heart of why this crash really happened. If it was just one reckless driver's mistake, they can be held accountable. If there's a whole company putting lives at risk, they can be held accountable, as well.