By Crash News Writer 
ALLEN, TX (July 4, 2025) — A crash involving a semi-truck claimed the life of a 52-year-old man early Sunday morning in Allen. The deadly collision happened just before 7 a.m. on the southbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 75 at West Bethany Drive, a stretch located about seven miles northeast of Plano.
News sources show that Rodolfo Rodriguez Sr., a Garland resident, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu when he unexpectedly veered onto the shoulder and struck the rear of an 18-wheeler that was parked with its hazard lights flashing. Sadly, Rodriguez succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
A passenger riding in the Malibu was rushed to a nearby hospital with injuries described as non-critical. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured in the collision. Local authorities are investigating what caused Rodriguez to drift onto the shoulder that morning.
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