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Tragedy on US-62: Brownfield Man Killed in Deadly Pickup-Truck Collision – What Happened and Who’s Responsible? The Crash That Changed Everything It was just before midnight on February 24, 2026, when Rolan Tomlison’s life ended in an instant. The 45-year-old Brownfield resident was driving his 2017 GMC pickup northeast on U.S. Highway 62, about half a mile southwest of County Road 515 in Terry County. What happened next would leave a family shattered and a community searching for answers. A 2016 Freightliner truck-tractor, towing a semi-trailer and driven by 74-year-old Tommy Hanes of Lubbock, was traveling southwest on the same highway. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Hanes turned into a crossover to turn around and travel back northeast on US-62. That’s when disaster struck. The tractor-trailer stalled across both northeast-bound lanes. Tomlison’s pickup collided with the front right of the semi-trailer and the right rear of the tractor, becoming wedged underneath. He was pronounced dead at the scene. This wasn’t just a tragic accident. It was a preventable disaster that raises serious questions about truck safety, driver decision-making, and corporate accountability on Texas highways. The Anatomy of a Deadly Decision Let’s break down what we know about…