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Expert Analysis: The Fatal I-35 Rear-End Collision in Cotulla, Texas The impact of an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer is never a fair fight, especially on a high-speed corridor like Interstate 35. On a recent Monday afternoon in Cotulla, La Salle County, the physics of a commercial vehicle collision turned a northbound journey into a catastrophic scene of fire and loss. According to investigators from the Texas Department of Public Safety, a white 2011 Ford pickup truck traveling northbound struck the rear of a tractor-trailer near mile marker 55. The results were devastating. Both vehicles erupted in flames. Two passengers in the Ford pickup, 26-year-old Kyle Bailey Jones and 54-year-old Fernando Espinosa, were pronounced dead at the scene. While the driver of the tractor-trailer walked away with minor injuries, two families in our community are now facing the unimaginable reality of a wrongful death. At Attorney911, we have spent over 27 years litigating these exact scenarios. When a passenger vehicle strikes the rear of a commercial truck on a major Texas interstate, the insurance companies for the trucking carrier immediately activate a “rapid response” team. Their goal is not to find the truth; it is to build a defense that shifts 51% of…