Matthew Kincaid Enax, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Rodney Durham. Enax was killed, probably on impact, when his Mazda sedan crashed into a “belly dump” tractor-trailer used to haul gravel or sand, said Sgt. Ruben San Miguel, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. . .

Enax was behind the tractor-trailer and crashed into its rear when the southbound tractor-trailer slowed for a right turn onto Rupley Lake Road, San Miguel said. . .

The impact caused serious damage to Enax’s sedan, which was stuck under the rear of the hauled trailer after the crash, San Miguel said. Victoria man killed in two-vehicle highway crash

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Matthew Enax, Precious One Gone Too Soon

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Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what appear to me to be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but I think that underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.