Fort Bend County, TX — October 14, 2025, one person was killed in an afternoon truck accident on U.S. Route 90 Alternate west of Rosenberg.

Authorities said a semi-truck and a pickup were involved in a crash near Marick Road.

An occupant of the pickup, a man in his 80s whose name has not been made public yet, died at the scene of the crash, according to authorities.

No other injuries were reported.

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

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When someone loses their life in a collision with a commercial truck, the central question isn’t just “Was the truck involved?” It’s “How did the crash happen?” Right now, there’s no information about how the semi-truck factored into the collision. Did it rear-end the pickup? Change lanes into it? Was it stopped in traffic? Parked improperly? Each of those scenarios raises different legal issues.

A proper investigation would start with the truck itself. Most modern 18-wheelers are equipped with engine control modules: black boxes that log speed, braking and throttle input in the moments before a crash. If the truck was in motion, that data can often tell us whether the driver had time to react, whether he applied the brakes and how fast he was going. Dash camera footage, if available, could provide even more context.

We’d also want to know whether the truck driver was distracted. Was he on the phone? A simple request for cell phone records can clear that up. And what about in-cab cameras? Many fleets use them now to monitor driver behavior, which is good for accountability and often key to reconstructing what went wrong.

Let’s say, for argument’s sake, the truck driver did make a mistake. The next question is whether that mistake was just bad judgment in the moment or the result of poor hiring or training. I've seen cases where trucking companies put unqualified drivers on the road: drivers with multiple firings on their records, hired after a 20-minute road test that didn’t come close to evaluating their skills under real-world conditions. That’s not an accident waiting to happen. It’s a system failure.

Until we know what the truck was doing, and what kind of driver was behind the wheel, it's impossible to say who’s responsible. But one thing is clear: finding those answers requires more than a brief report. It takes a deep dive into the evidence: driver records, company policies, electronic data from the truck and physical evidence from the crash scene.

Key Takeaways:

• It's not yet clear what role the semi-truck played in the fatal crash.
• Critical evidence like ECM data, dash cams and cell phone records can reveal what really happened.
• Depending on the truck's movement and position, different legal questions may arise.
• A thorough investigation should examine both driver behavior and company hiring practices.
• Getting to the truth requires looking beyond the crash scene to the systems behind the wheel.