In another Houston highway fatality, a tow truck driver was killed today in a truck accident. According to police, the driver was in a hurry to beat another tow truck to the scene of a car accident to tow the vehicles.
Reports indicate that 2 wrecker drivers were racing down Jensen Road early this morning in an effort to get to the scene of another wreck first.
On reaching an intersection one of the wreckers swerved to miss a car at a light and sideswiped it, losing control of the truck and hitting two polls and rolling over. The truck driver died at the scene of the accident.
Reports indicate that the other tow truck did not stop at the scene of the accident. Fortunately, the driver of the car that was sideswiped sustained only minor injuries.
In a bizarre twist, the driver of the car who police said was not at fault for the fatal truck accident was over the limit for blood alcohol and was arrested for DWI, according to reports.
This is not the first reported accident relating to wreckers trying to get to the scene of an accident to secure the tow. My heart goes out to the family members of the truck driver who perished in the accident.
This accident shows that even large vehicles are in jeopardy on the highways and
Greg Baumgartner is a Houston personal injury lawyer and practices extensively in truck accident and wrongful death cases.
