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The FM 1379 Tragedy: Expert Analysis of the Midland County Semi-Truck Rollover The impact was catastrophic. In the pitch-black darkness of the Permian Basin, a 2000 Volvo semi-truck traveling northbound on FM 1379 struck a cow in the middle of the roadway. The force of the collision sent the heavy commercial vehicle veering off the pavement, crashing through a fence, and careening into a dirt field near mile marker 332. The truck overturned, a violent sequence of physics that left 61-year-old Big Spring resident Robert Wayne Gregory dead at the scene. At Attorney911, we know that when a life is lost on a Midland County road, the story rarely begins and ends with the police report. While the initial investigation points to a livestock strike, our 27+ years of trucking litigation experience tells us that multiple layers of negligence often converge to create a fatal event like this. Why was a cow on a high-speed Farm-to-Market road at 12:43 a.m.? Was the carrier’s 26-year-old Volvo truck equipped with adequate lighting and braking systems? Was the driver facing unrealistic schedule pressure in the demanding West Texas freight corridor? If you are a family member of Robert Wayne Gregory or someone dealing…