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H-E-B, Others Sued by Families of Four Women Killed in Texas Panhandle Crash
Families allege truck driver’s negligence caused the crash that killed four women and seek $1 million in damages plus evidence preservation in a lawsuit against H-E-B.
- On Dec. 23, 2025, families filed a $1 million wrongful-death lawsuit in Bexar County District Court stemming from a Nov. 5, 2025 crash on U.S. Highway 87, Hartley County.
- The crash on U.S. Highway 87 involved an 18-wheeler hauling H-E-B merchandise rear-ending Johnson’s stalled vehicle, which had slowed with hazard lights on after a flat tire, DPS says.
- Attorney Rodney Jones noted, `Looks like they were coming from a girls' trip to Colorado and experienced a flat tire, and so what they did was adhere to traffic laws and slowed down, turned on their hazard lights`.
- Plaintiffs have asked the court to preserve the 18-wheeler, dashcam footage, and Villareal's mobile devices; H-E-B and contractor representatives say the driver was a third-party vendor and are cooperating with investigators.
- Attorneys are now probing Guadalupe Villarreal’s background, Scrappy Trucking, LLC and Parkway Transport’s safety and vetting practices involving the 80,000 pounds of potatoes, with verdicts estimated at $100 million to $200 million.
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