Four women were attempting to manage a simple roadside setback when a semi-truck transformed an ordinary afternoon into a devastating tragedy. At **1:40 p.m. on Wednesday**, roughly **10 miles south of Dalhart** on **U.S. Highway 87**, a stretch of road so flat and unobstructed that drivers can often see miles ahead, a
Nissan Altima** carrying four women was struck from behind by a speeding **semi-tractor trailer**. The crash ended all four lives in an instant.Behind the wheel was **20-year-old Myunique Johnson**, doing what many drivers do when they suffer a sudden flat tire—slowing her vehicle and attempting to reach a safer point without stopping in the middle of fast-moving traffic.
Her Altima remained in the southbound travel lane but at a dramatically reduced speed. With her were **18-year-old Lakeisha Brown**, **31-year-old Breanna Brantley**, and **28-year-old Taylor White**. The four women were talking through their options, trying to stay calm, believing they could manage the situation long enough to pull off or repair the tire.
But the driver behind them, **39-year-old Daniel Villarreal Guadalupe**, approached in a semi-truck that investigators say showed no signs of slowing before impact. The collision crushed the rear of the Altima, pushing it forward with catastrophic force and killing all four women at the scene. Guadalupe suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to **Coon Memorial Hospital** for treatment.Troopers with the **Texas Department of Public Safety
spent hours reconstructing the crash, marking skid distances, examining mechanical conditions, and interviewing witnesses. Early indications point to speed and failure to reduce velocity as key factors, though the investigation continues.For the families of Myunique, Lakeisha, Breanna, and Taylor, the violent crash shatters futures filled with plans, relationships, and unspoken dreams—four lives lost while simply trying to deal with a flat tire on a long, open Texas highway.
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