Taylor County, TX — December 25, 2025, Gregory Ragle was killed due to a motorcycle versus hit-and-run truck accident at approximately 7:00 p.m. along I-20.

According to authorities, 58-year-old Gregory Ragle was traveling on a southeast bound Honda motorcycle on I-20 in the vicinity northwest of State Highway 351 when the accident took place.

Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, a southeast bound Volvo 18-wheeler with a trailer in tow failed to appropriately control its speed. It consequently struck the motorcycle from behind. The motorcycle was then also struck by a southeast bound Toyota RAV4, according to reports.

The truck allegedly fled the scene, the 40-year-old man inside failing to stop and render aid of any sort to the victim. Despite fleeing, the truck and its driver were eventually located, according to reports.

Ragle reportedly sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collisions. 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 truck driver strikes a motorcyclist from behind and leaves the scene, there’s no gray area about the seriousness of that failure. Fleeing the scene of a fatal crash isn’t just illegal—it’s a fundamental betrayal of the responsibility every commercial driver takes on when they get behind the wheel of a vehicle that outweighs nearly everything else on the road.

Leaving aside the criminal implications, this kind of behavior also raises deeper concerns about how the driver was hired, trained, and supervised. A hit-and-run in a passenger car is one thing. But a licensed commercial driver operating a fully loaded 18-wheeler is held to a higher standard—and for good reason. If someone like that decides not to stop after causing a collision, it’s fair to ask whether the company that put him on the road had any business doing so.

Some of the key questions investigators—and frankly, any legal team—should be asking here include:

• Was the driver properly screened before being hired? Prior traffic offenses, job terminations, or substance issues can often be found in a driver's record if anyone bothers to check.
• Was the company monitoring for unsafe behavior? These days, many fleets use GPS tracking, in-cab cameras, and telematics to flag dangerous driving. If this driver had a history of speeding or hard braking, someone may have seen this coming.
• Was the driver fatigued or impaired? Crashes involving failure to control speed and hit-and-run behavior often trace back to someone who shouldn’t have been driving in the first place.

In past cases I’ve handled, we’ve seen carriers ignore red flags about driver conduct until it was too late. When they finally take a closer look, it's often in the wake of a fatal crash like this—one that never had to happen if basic screening and supervision had been in place.

It’s not yet clear whether the second vehicle in this incident, the RAV4, had any ability to avoid the fallen motorcycle. But that’s secondary to the central issue: an 18-wheeler rear-ended a vulnerable road user and kept going. That alone demands a full and uncompromising investigation.

Key Takeaways:

• A commercial truck reportedly struck a motorcycle from behind and fled, raising serious questions of both criminal and civil responsibility.
• The driver’s background, training, and safety history should be closely examined.
• The company may bear responsibility if it failed to vet, monitor, or properly supervise the driver.
• Use of tracking systems, in-cab alerts, and past incident data could reveal whether warning signs were missed.
• A hit-and-run by a commercial driver is not just a lapse in judgment—it may be the final link in a chain of preventable oversight failures.