A 39-year-old man was killed when a pickup truck slammed into his first-floor apartment in Fort Worth, Texas, while he was believed to be asleep in his bedroom.
Raidel Liranza Alvarez died on Tuesday, Dec. 2, after a red pickup truck crashed into his ground-level unit near the 4600 block of Sycamore School Road, according to KVUE. His sister, who lives nearby, was his only other relative in the state. A neighbor, Donna Phillips, told KVUE that Alvarez likely had been sleeping at the time because he worked night shifts.
Fort Worth Police said in a statement that the crash occurred when a red pickup lost control and veered into the apartment complex. The driver remained at the scene and completed a standardized field sobriety test, which showed no signs of impairment, police said.
The collision remains 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 added. “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.”
Neighbors are mourning the loss.
“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’s sister has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover his funeral costs.
“I am Lorena Garcia, sister of Raidel Liranza Alvarez,” the fundraiser description reads. “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.”
