On March 18, 2026, Alyssa Cogar was traveling east in the 8600 block of Highway 105. According to the petition, a concrete transit mixer owned by Baires Ready Mix, LLC and driven by Javier Francisco Reyes pulled out directly in front of her vehicle, causing a collision.
Alyssa was killed in the crash. The petition alleges that the driver failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign, failed to keep a proper and safe lookout, failed to apply the brakes or take timely evasive action, and was operating the commercial truck in a careless and distracted manner.
A loaded concrete mixer is one of the heaviest vehicles on the road, and a driver who pulls one into oncoming traffic at a stop sign leaves an approaching motorist no way to avoid the collision. Alyssa’s death was, according to the petition, the direct and proximate result of that conduct.
The vehicle that caused the collision was a concrete transit mixer owned by Baires Ready Mix, LLC and operated by its employee, Javier Francisco Reyes, in the course and scope of his work. Under Texas law, a company is responsible for the negligent acts of an employee driving its commercial vehicle on company business — and is independently responsible for putting a safe driver behind the wheel. Texas and federal rules require commercial drivers to yield the right of way, to keep a proper lookout, and to operate these heavy vehicles with the care their size demands.
We are pursuing the evidence that documents how this crash happened — the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report, the driver’s record and qualifications, the truck’s maintenance and inspection history, any dashcam or telematics data, and the company’s policies and insurance coverage. Our goal is to establish the full extent of the defendants’ responsibility for Alyssa’s death.
We represent Katie Brammer, Alyssa’s mother, and we have filed a wrongful-death suit in Jefferson County against Baires Ready Mix, LLC and its driver. Our claims include negligence in the operation of the commercial vehicle and the company’s vicarious liability for its driver’s conduct. Discovery is beginning, and we are pursuing the records and testimony needed to prove what happened.
No family should lose a daughter because a commercial driver pulled a heavy truck into traffic without yielding. We intend to hold the company and its driver fully accountable for the loss they caused Alyssa’s family.
We represent Katie Brammer, Alyssa’s mother, and we have filed a wrongful-death suit in Jefferson County against Baires Ready Mix, LLC and its driver. Our claims include negligence in the operation of the commercial vehicle and the company’s vicarious liability for its driver’s conduct. Discovery is beginning, and we are pursuing the records and testimony needed to prove what happened.
No family should lose a daughter because a commercial driver pulled a heavy truck into traffic without yielding. We intend to hold the company and its driver fully accountable for the loss they caused Alyssa’s family.
