• May 19, 2023

8-Year-Old Killed, Stephanie Ritchey, 2 Injured in Truck Accident in Hillsboro, TX

Hillsboro, TX — April 27, 2023, an 8-year-old was killed, and another 8-year-old and two adults were injured by loose semi-truck tires around 3:23 p.m. on I-35 in Hillsboro.

According to authorities a Freightliner semi-truck and its trailer were southbound on I-35 when the trailer's 4th axle on the passenger side experienced barring failure. This caused the trailer's dual tires and hub to separate from the semi, continue southbound, drift across all southbound lanes, strike the concrete barrier, jump the barrier, and enter northbound traffic.

Ms. Ritchey's Cadillace Escalade reportedly attempted an evasive maneuver but was still struck on the rear driver-side door. The collision purportedly sent the Escalade partially into the right shoulder separating the main highway from the on-ramp just before Exit 364A.

The tires reportedly continued in the northbound lane and collided with three other vehicles, but officials say no one was injured in these vehicles.

Officials report Stephanie Ritchey, an adult passenger, and an 8-year-old passenger suffered possible injuries. A second 8-year-old passenger was fatally injured.

8-Year-Old Killed, Stephanie Ritchey, 2 Injured in Truck Accident in Hillsboro, TX

Recent Accidents

View All Posts
*We appreciate your feedback and welcome anyone to comment on our blog entries, however all visitor blog comments must be approved by the site moderator prior to showing live on the site. By submitting a blog comment you acknowledge that your post may appear live on the site for any visitors to see, pending moderator approval. The operators of this site are not responsible for the accuracy or content of the comments made by site visitors. By submitting a comment, blog post, or email to this site you acknowledge that you may receive a response with regard to your questions or concerns. If you contact Grossman Law Offices using this online form, your message will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential! You should not send sensitive or confidential information via the Internet. Since the Internet is not necessarily a secure environment, it is not possible to ensure that your message sent via the Internet might be kept secure and confidential. When you fill out a contact or comment form, send us an email directly, initiate a chat session or call us, you acknowledge we may use your contact information to communicate with you in the future for marketing purposes, but such marketing will always be done in an ethical way.