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Dashcam Video Fuels Lawsuit Naming H‑E‑B in Texas Panhandle Crash That Killed 4

New dashcam video now anchors the families' suit, with DPS investigating the crash as criminally negligent homicide.

Overview

  • The wrongful‑death suit filed Dec. 23 in Bexar County names H‑E‑B, Parkway Transport Inc., Scrappy Trucking LLC and driver Guadalupe Daniel Villarreal.
  • Newly released footage shows a car passing the hazard‑lit Altima before the 18‑wheeler rear‑ends it, which families say demonstrates the crash was avoidable.
  • Plaintiffs allege the truck driver was speeding and inattentive as the women slowed for a flat tire, and they assert corporate negligence in hiring, training and supervision.
  • The filing seeks a restraining order and injunction to preserve the truck, dashcam footage and the driver's mobile devices after earlier preservation requests allegedly went unanswered.
  • H‑E‑B says the driver was a third‑party vendor hauling for the company and that it is cooperating with investigators, while no criminal charges have been filed to date.