Glenda Roth died after a fiber optic line struck her when a passing truck dislodged it.
SAN ANTONIO — A woman hit in the head with a fiber optic line has passed away.
Police say Glenda Huff Roth was working on her yard earlier this month, when a truck driving past her home hit the line, sending it crashing down.
She was rushed to the hospital and since then, she had been battling for her life.
Roth fought hard, in the ICU her family says she underwent multiple surgeries during her 12 days at the hospital.
But the injuries proved too much to handle as on Thursday morning, they said their last goodbyes.
Roth was a San Antonio native and a graduate of UT Austin.
Her family said she pursued her dreams in photojournalism until she found her calling at 35, having her only daughter, Caroline.
This year Roth would’ve celebrated 17 years with her husband Bill, but tragically, her life was cut short.
Around 11 in the morning on May 2, a dump truck passed by her home on Oak Ledge drive.
Police say she was working on her yard, something her family says she loved to do, when a metal arm at the top of the truck caught a branch – which fell onto the cable – hitting Roth.
Her family says she was rushed to BAMC with a brain bleed – from there, she’d undergo multiple brain surgeries.
In a police report, the driver said he believed the cable was hanging too low, but whether it was, is unclear.
That cable according to SAPD – a fiber optic line that belongs to AT&T.
According to the national electric safety code the minimum clearance for lines over roadways is fifteen and a half feet.
For the Roth family in mourning – their biggest questions remain.
They hope the answers to these questions will ensure no one has to suffer through the same pain suffering and loss.
AT&T responded to our request for comment with this:
“Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased individual. We will work with local authorities to help ensure they have the information they need.”