According to reports, a semi-truck driver was robbed at gunpoint under an overpass for Highway 59 in Fort Bend County. Apparently the trucker had stopped and was talking to another truck driver under the overpass when the gunman appeared.
The other trucker had just pulled off when the robber pulled a gun and took the truck drivers wallet and fled the scene.
There is a good lesson here for everyone if you are alone at night and pulled off the side of the highway you can be at risk. Really families and passenger cars are more at risk than truck drivers for this type of crime.
If you must pull off the side of the road do so where you can safely park and if it's at night look for a lighted area or one where other people are around such as a convenience store.
Avoid people who look suspicious and areas that are known as dangerous or crime areas. Also we wary of people asking for something from you (like the time) as often it can be a distraction to enable an accomplice to approach you.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas truck accident lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Texas accident lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
