The mangled remains of the Nissan Altima that an 18-wheeler hauling H-E-B potatoes crashed into, killing four women. Credit: Courtesy of Rodney Jones Law Group P.C.
The families of four Texas women are seeking more than $1 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit filed late last month against San Antonio-based H-E-B.
The suit, filed in Bexar County District Court, maintains the operator of a tractor-trailer that stuck the women’s vehicle was driving at a reckless speed. The truck was hauling a load of potatoes for H-E-B, according to allegations in the legal filing.
On Nov. 5, Lakeisha Brown, 19; Myunique Johnson, 20; Taylor White, 27; and Breanna Brantley, 30, were traveling south on U.S. Highway 87 in the Texas panhandle just south of Dalhart when an 18-wheeler driven by 39-year-old Guadalupe Daniel Villarreal rear-ended the women’s Nissan Altima. The impact caused the car to spin 180 degrees, killing all four inside, the complaint alleges.
Johnson, who was driving the Nissan, slowed and turned on her hazards after getting a flat tire. However, Villarreal was “driving fast, inattentively, and failed to control his speed,” which led to the collision, according to the suit.
In addition to H-E-B and Villarreal, the suit names Parkway Transport Inc. and Scrappy Trucking LLC as defendants.
The victims’ families are seeking damages for mental anguish, pecuniary losses, funeral expenses and loss of companionship.
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