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Fatal I-10 Tractor-Trailer Wreck in Winnie: Expert Analysis of the Heather Avery Wrongful Death Litigation The stretch of Interstate 10 near mile marker 830 in Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, became the scene of an avoidable catastrophe that claimed the life of Jefferson County Reserve Deputy Constable Heather Avery. At approximately 7:41 a.m. on a recent Friday, Deputy Avery was assisting with traffic in a construction zone when an 18-wheeler, owned by SWI Industries, slammed into the rear of her 2022 Ford Explorer. This wasn’t just an accident; it was a systemic failure of safety protocols. As senior trucking litigation attorneys with over 27 years of experience, we have seen this pattern too many times. When a massive commercial vehicle enters a construction zone at a high rate of speed with an inattentive driver at the wheel, the results are almost always fatal for those in smaller passenger vehicles. In this case, the liability extends beyond just the truck driver. The highway contractor, Williams Brothers Construction of Houston, is also under intense scrutiny for failing to properly secure the area and failing to provide a “crash truck” to deflect traffic away from first responders. At Attorney911, we know that holding these…