BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN SEALY; 12-YEAR OLD GIRL DEAD

Ed Pothul Send an email July 8, 2016
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A 12-year old girl is dead; her mother life-flighted to a Houston hospital after a partial bridge collapse Thursday morning in Sealy.

Sealy Police say a tractor trailer struck the bridge on Highway 90 at Highway 36, causing it to collapse around 10 a.m. and parts of the bridge landed on a passing car.

12-year-old Brien Bollock died from her injuries.  Her 9-year old sister was able to get out safely.  Their mother, 35-year old Leah Bollock, who was driving the car, was taken by Life Flight to the hospital with a critical chest injury.

The truck driver, 72-year old Carl Weige, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy.

The truck belongs to Texas Disposal Systems, Inc., out of Buda.

Sealy Police say the boom on the truck, which delivers dumpsters, was still raised.

Chief Chris Noble says the truck hit the warning device that hangs over the roadway to alert drivers that they may hit the bridge, but continued on and struck bridge so hard that it knocked off a section of concrete and dislodged a steel beam.

Austin County Judge Tim Lapham says the state has the bridge scheduled to be replaced in 2017.

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Ed Pothul Send an email July 8, 2016
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7 Comments

  1. So sad that this happened, especially at the neglect of the driver of the truck. I pray for the families involved. RIP sweet Brien.

  2. This is so sad an should never have happened. This bridge has been a known hazard for a long time and should have been replaced years ago. The low clearance and worn out condition made it a danger to the public. Hopefully they will replace this bridge with a safe structure instead of repairing this worn out bridge.

  3. Hopefully the truck driver will face criminal charges. Sounds like criminal negligent homicide or manslaughter.

    1. Are you serious…. YES this is a terrible ACCIDENT!!! But criminal charges. Are you kidding me???? There is no way it was intentional. The old saying accidents happen is the moral of the story. Condolences to the family that lost their child.

      1. Homicide Laws are not just intentional. Manslaughter is Reckless and there is also Criminally Negligent Homicide.

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