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The US 285 Semi Truck Crash That Changed Everything — What Happened in Reeves County on October 15, 2025 If you are reading this because you or someone you love was on US Highway 285 in Reeves County on October 15, 2025, when two semi trucks collided and one caught fire — we are talking directly to you. Not to a general audience. To the person sitting in a hospital room, or at a kitchen table covered in medical bills and tow-yard notices, trying to understand what just happened to their life. Here is what we know from the public record. On October 15, a semi truck operated by a driver employed by Truway Xpress LLC of Odessa, Texas, failed to yield the right-of-way at a stop sign-controlled intersection on US 285 near the Highway 302 interchange in Reeves County. The driver attempted a turn into the path of a second semi truck. The second truck collided with the first. At least one of the trucks caught fire. The driver of the second semi has filed suit against the at-fault driver and Truway Xpress, alleging negligent operation and negligent training. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages. That…