Wilcox said that's not good enough.

"To me, a freak accident would be like getting hit by a thunderbolt, hit by lightning, a meteorite exploding … but this came from a vehicle on the highway," said Wilcox.

"To me this is absolutely carelessness. This should have never happened."

Katie Wilcox was behind the wheel of a Rav 4, heading to Deer Lake airport with three friends, when a rock flicked up from the back tire of a northbound truck and smashed through her windshield. 

Passengers not interviewed

Her husband said he was told by one of the other women that the dust from the passing truck was so bad, they had to brake to a stop, and that Katie Wilcox had said, "'I'm gonna get my glass broken.'"

Gideon Wilcox said, "I guess a lot more than the glass got broken."

Wilcox said his wife died of massive head injuries, and he is upset that none of the passengers in the SUV that day was interviewed by police.

"They're the only people that have the answers," he said.

"An animal gets hit out on the highway got more respect than Katie got in this accident, and this is not called for. It's not fair, and to me everything seemed to get pushed under the rug." 

Police said the truck that passed Katie Wilcox was a Ford F-550 pickup, and that both vehicles were going the speed limit, 90 km/h.

Says the SUV had stopped

Wilcox disputes that. He said his wife's friend told him their vehicle had stopped.  He also had questions about whether the truck had been recently inspected by the Department of Transportation.

A truck driver himself for nearly 40 years, Wilcox said a driver would know if a rock had lodged in the wheels, because of the vibration.

Sgt. Kelly Bryan, with the RCMP in Port Saunders, told CBC that Katie Wilcox's SUV was not stopped. He added the truck driver said he did not know about the rock or that the accident happened. The truck driver had to be chased down but there is no evidence of any criminal actions, Bryan said.

Occupational Health and Safety investigated, but Bryan says that was out of concern for the people involved, not because it was its mandate. 

The truck was operated by Johnson's Construction to do work on the Maritime Link, a project that will carry energy from Muskrat Falls to ultimate markets in Nova Scotia and beyond.

In a statement, Nalcor Energy expressed sympathy to the Wilcox family.

"It is our understanding that the RCMP and Johnson's Construction have each completed their investigation of this incident," read the statement. "Therefore we refer you to speak to them as Nalcor Energy does not have any additional information to provide."

Johnson Construction did not return calls.

Meanwhile, Gideon Wilcox said he finds it difficult to cope with his loss.

"One time I would plan a year ahead. Now, I don't even plan a day ahead."