Weatherford, TX — There was a serious accident reported southwest of Weatherford this past Friday that killed a young man from North Richland Hills, 20-year old Nicolas Garcia. Police said that Garcia was killed along I-20 after his pickup truck was in a head-on accident with a semi-truck.
This happened along I-20, near the exit for Brock. The Texas DPS troopers reported that Garcia had been driving his Ford F-150 pickup truck west on I-20 last Friday (February 27, 2015) at about 9:15 a.m. when he suddenly lost control.
His truck appeared to swerve into the median and into the eastbound lanes of traffic, where it was hit head-on by a passing semi-truck. That driver, 43-year old Carlos Bright, wasn’t harmed by the impact, but it killed Nicolas Garcia.
Police said that they are working on their investigation, but noted that weather and speed could have been factors.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
While it’s certainly possible that weather/speed caused this wreck, I think that an investigation here should also include the pickup truck involved. Was it in working order, or did something possible malfunction and cause it to lose control? I’ve handled a lot of similar cases in my career and I’ve often found that the news reports don’t do a very good job of reporting all the details and after a closer look, there’s usually more to be found. All that to say that I don’t think anyone should just jump to the conclusion that this young man caused his own accident until all the relevant information is available.
— Grossman Law Offices
