Sara Noemi Sandoval De La Rosa is seeking more than $1 million in relief, accusing the defendants of negligence and vicarious liability.has filed a civil suit against the City of Lewisville and numerous companies behind the project he was working for.
De La Rosa's husband, Alberto Agustin Sandoval Cabello, was under the direction and working for the defendants when he died on the job site in a project to replace streets, water and wastewater lines. Cabello was working when the walls of the trench he was in suddenly collapsed, trapping him underground without a means of escape, killing him.
The suit also argues that the defendants failed to provide the necessary safety training and appropriate trench protective systems. It is a direct result of these actions, the suit argues, that the fatal accident occurred.