The Seguin Police Division mentioned Arlen Vargas, 39, was pinned between a tractor-trailer and a constructing Friday evening at a bottling manufacturing unit exterior San Antonio.
HOUSTON — A household is grappling with immense grief after a beloved father of seven is killed in what police are describing as an accident in Seguin.
The Seguin Police Division mentioned that Arlen Vargas, 39, died Friday evening on the Niagara Bottling manufacturing unit in Seguin, about 40 minutes away from San Antonio, after he was crushed between a tractor-trailer and the constructing.
Investigators mentioned that Arlen, who lived in Houston, was a driver with one other firm, and he was ready for a cargo. Police mentioned it was unclear why Vargas had exited his car and was close to the constructing on the time of the incident. Staff after which first responders tried to avoid wasting Arlen, however he died on the scene.
Arlen’s household mentioned they’re shocked and devastated by his tragic passing.
“That is the worst factor that’s occurred to me,” Arlen’s father, Noe Vargas, mentioned. “He was an incredible son, at all times completely happy.”
Noe described his son as particular, pleasant and joyous.
Family members instructed KHOU 11 Information that Arlen moved to Houston from California just a few years in the past to present his household a greater life. He was once a welder however lately turned a trucker. He leaves behind a spouse and 7 youngsters, and all these youngsters are between the ages of 1 and 15.
“His youngsters had been his life. That’s all he labored for. He tried his greatest to present them all the things that they wanted,” Arlen’s youngest brother, Kevin Vargas, mentioned. “He was a tremendous father, very loving. He had the largest smile when he noticed his youngsters, and I went by all my photos, all the things that I had on my telephone, and I can’t discover one the place he isn’t smiling.”
Kevin known as Arlen the lifetime of the social gathering and a vibrant mild. Most of their members of the family, together with Kevin, nonetheless stay in California.
“I simply want I might hug him yet another time. I haven’t seen him in three years, and I’m by no means going to forgive myself for not going on the market and visiting him extra,” Kevin mentioned.
The identical goes for Arlen’s sister, Mireya Vargas.
“I haven’t seen him in a very long time. We had been excited to go see him in Might. We had been all planning to go for his fortieth birthday,” Mireya mentioned.
There are nonetheless loads of unanswered questions surrounding Arlen’s loss of life. Seguin police mentioned the truck driver concerned within the accident mentioned he bought the inexperienced mild to again into the loading dock space the place Arlen was. Nevertheless, it was solely after workers opened the loading dock that they discovered Arlen pinned behind the trailer.
Seguin police say no prison prices are anticipated right now, however they added that their Legal Investigation Division is “conducting a radical investigation into the incident.”
Nevertheless, Arlen’s household instructed KHOU 11 Information that they need extra solutions about how and why this occurred.
“It simply is senseless, and my brother, he’s very on prime of all the things. I don’t see, he wouldn’t step behind a truck if he sees the lights in reverse, or if a truck is on, I don’t see him doing that, and I simply want closure,” Kevin mentioned. “There’s simply loads of questions and loads of inconsistencies proper now, and till we all know for certain, I can’t get closure.”
KHOU 11 Information reached out to the Seguin Police Division for an replace on the investigation, however we had been instructed to name again throughout weekday enterprise hours.
Late Sunday evening, KHOU 11 Information obtained the next assertion from Niagara:
“We’re deeply saddened to share that one in all our trucking companions was concerned in a horrible accident within the exterior dock space of our Seguin, Texas plant. Our hearts exit to the people and households impacted by this accident, and we’re working carefully with the authorities as they conduct a radical investigation.”
Arlen’s family members have created a GoFundMe marketing campaign to assist cowl funeral bills.
