MAN DIES AFTER PICKUP TRUCK SLAMS INTO APARTMENT WHERE HE WAS SLEEPING

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Man, 39, Dies After Pickup Truck Slams Into Him While He Slept in His Apartment

By Madison E. Goldberg  Published on December 5, 2025 10:49PM EST

 

A Texas man died when a pickup truck crashed into his first-story apartment while he was allegedly sleeping in his bedroom.

 

Raidel Liranza Alvarez died after being struck by a red pickup truck that crashed into his ground-level apartment in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, Dec. 2. He was 39.

 

Fort Worth Police responded to the major accident at around 6:25 p.m. local time, near the 4600 block of Sycamore School Road, per KVUE. His sister resides in the same area and was his only other relative in the state. He was likely sleeping at the time of the accident because he works nights, Donna Phillips, a neighbor who was not home at the time, told KVUE.

 

The accident happened when a red pick-up truck lost control and swerved into the apartment complex property, Fort Worth police said in a statement to PEOPLE. The driver stayed at the scene and took a standardized field sobriety test, which did not show signs of impairment, police said.

 

The crash is still under investigation.

 

"He was pinned in his vehicle. We did do some initial interviews with this individual. There were no signs of impairment, no signs of intoxication," Officer Buddy Calzada with the Fort Worth Police Department told Fox 4.

 

"Some of the things that are normal protocol is, we’ll have our investigators unit gather some evidence from that vehicle to see if there’s any kind of mechanical failure," Calzada explained to the outlet. "To see what the cause was, hopefully, behind this accident. And any other witnesses that might be out there, who actually saw the accident. Not the aftermath, but the accident. And any video footage in the area, we are looking for that as well,."

 

“The speed of the vehicle, what caused that vehicle to lose control and hit the building," FWPD spokesperson Daniel Segura told NBC DFW. "So, they have other ways and other tools to help us with that investigation.”

 

"I’m very sad … I’m confused," neighbor Angela Kimberling told KVUE. “What really happened is what we’re questioning."

 

“It’s a tragic loss for such a good person," Phillips told KVUE. "I’m gonna miss him. He had dreams … he was on a journey. He was like a son to me. Always willing to help me."

 

Alvarez' sister has started a GoFundMe for her brother's funeral expenses.

 

"I am Lorena Garcia, sister of Raidel Liranza Alvarez," the fundraiser description began. "I am raising funds for my brother’s funeral; he passed away on December 2, 2025. Our family is deeply saddened, and I was the only family he had close by. Today I am raising funds because I need them to be able to say goodbye to him."