Kevin Rushing Injured in Truck Accident in Cut and Shoot, TX

Cut and Shoot, TX — December 28, 2025, Kevin Rushing was injured in a truck accident at about 5 a.m. on State Highway 105.

A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2014 Toyota Tacoma and a 2016 Volvo semi-truck collided while heading east near Kelley Road.

Toyota driver Kevin Rushing, 58, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.

The truck driver was not injured, the report states.

Authorities have not released any additional information about the Montgomery County crash at this time.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When someone hears that a pickup and an 18-wheeler collided early in the morning, their first question is usually: How did that happen? That’s especially true when one driver ends up seriously hurt and the other walks away. At the moment, we don’t have a clear answer to that question, and that’s a problem.

According to reports, the crash happened just after 5 a.m. on State Highway 105. Both vehicles were headed east near Kelley Road when they collided. But that’s all the information the public’s been given. We don’t yet know the position of the vehicles before impact, which lane the truck was in or whether either vehicle tried to brake or steer away. Without those facts, there’s no way to tell who did what, or why.

That doesn’t mean we’re left guessing forever. What it does mean is that someone will need to dig into the physical evidence to find out the truth. The truck’s engine control module (ECM), or “black box,” can tell us whether the driver was speeding, braking or accelerating just before the crash. If the truck had forward-facing cameras or an in-cab system (many do), those recordings could show exactly what the driver saw and did, or failed to do.

Then there’s the matter of distraction. Was the truck driver using a cell phone? That’s not something you can tell from a crash scene, but phone records can answer it quickly. I’ve worked on cases where a driver’s phone activity turned out to be the missing link in an otherwise confusing crash.

Another unanswered question is whether the truck was properly maintained and whether the driver was properly screened before being hired. I’ve seen more than a few cases where it wasn’t just the driver who made mistakes; it was the company that put him on the road without adequate training or background checks. One case I handled involved a driver who had already been fired from multiple jobs before his new employer gave him a 20-minute road test and called it good.

We don’t yet know whether anything like that is true in this case. But that’s exactly why an independent investigation is so important. When a crash like this leaves someone seriously hurt, it’s not enough to rely on early police reports or assumptions about who was at fault. The only way to get real answers is to gather and examine the kind of evidence that tells the whole story; not just the version one side wants told.

Key Takeaways:

• Authorities haven’t said what caused the truck and pickup to collide. Critical facts like lane position and braking are still unknown.
• Electronic evidence from the truck’s ECM and any onboard cameras could show how the crash actually happened.
• Cell phone records and driver history may reveal issues like distraction or poor hiring practices.
• The trucking company’s role, if any, can’t be assessed without a deeper investigation into its hiring and training policies.
• Independent investigations are key to finding out who’s truly responsible and why.