Family Sues SpaceX for Negligence After Texas Crash Kills Man, Seeking $20M
On 4/30/21 at 8:17 AM EDT
A Texas family is suing SpaceX for negligence following a vehicle accident near the company s Boca Chica facility outside Brownsville that led to the death of a father-of-three.
Carlos Venegas, 35, was driving west along State Highway 4 with his wife and children at just after 4 a.m. on June 7, 2020 when their pickup truck crashed into the rear of an eighteen-wheeler commercial trailer, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Venegas, from San Benito, died at the scene due to blunt force trauma to his head, while the other passengers, including his children aged 14, 11 and two, suffered spinal and leg injuries.
This was no accident : Family sues SpaceX for negligence
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The SpaceX-built Starship SN10 sits obscured on the launch pad Monday, March 1, 2021 in Boca Chica in far south Texas after Monday s scheduled launch was scrubbed due to poor weather conditions. The launch has been rescheduled for some time during the day, Wednesday, March 3, 2021.William Luther, Staff / William Luther
A Rio Grande Valley family is suing SpaceX for negligence following a fatal vehicle accident on Texas 4 before dawn on June 7 near the company’s facility outside Brownsville.
Carlos Venegas, 35, of San Benito, was killed and his wife and three children were injured when their vehicle slammed into an eighteen-wheeler. The truck was stopped in the middle of the highway while trying to turn into the SpaceX facility near Boca Chica village.