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Fort Worth Tractor-Trailer Collision Kills Pickup Driver: Why This Tragedy Could Happen on Abilene’s Highways The Crash That Changed Everything in an Instant It happened at 8:12 p.m. on a February evening. Coy Reynolds, 41, was driving northbound on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth when his pickup struck the back of a tractor-trailer near the Highway 287 ramp. The impact was catastrophic. The tractor-trailer driver pulled over after being struck, but Reynolds lost control of his vehicle and died at the scene from blunt force injuries. This wasn’t just another traffic accident. It was a preventable tragedy caused by the deadly combination of an 80,000-pound commercial vehicle and a passenger pickup. And while this incident occurred in Fort Worth, the same dangers exist right here on Abilene’s highways every single day. The Hard Truth About Rear-End Truck Collisions Rear-end collisions involving tractor-trailers are among the most deadly types of truck accidents. When a fully loaded 18-wheeler strikes a passenger vehicle from behind—or when a passenger vehicle strikes the back of a tractor-trailer—the physics are brutal. Stopping Distance: A loaded tractor-trailer traveling at 65 mph needs approximately 525 feet to stop—nearly two football fields. That’s 40% longer than a passenger vehicle…