‘A man who died near downtown when he jumped from the cab of his moving 18-wheeler was apparently trying to stage a wreck early Tuesday morning to collect from his Insurance Company, Houston police said. [..]

The victim, whose name has not been released, had head Injuries. No other injuries were reported.

Police said the man’s business partner told investigators the trucker was Staging an accident to file a fraudulent claim with his insurance company. [..]

The truck was traveling at about 50 mph, police said. The Driver was alone in the cab and was not pulling a trailer.’