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When a Driver Strikes a First Responder at an Emergency Scene in Lubbock, Texas If you are reading this because you or someone you love was struck by a vehicle while working an emergency scene — or because you are a first responder in Lubbock who wants to understand what your rights actually are before the worst happens — you are in the right place. We are going to tell you everything we know about how these cases work in Texas, from the statute that makes striking a parked emergency vehicle a violation of law, to the medical reality of a traumatic brain injury that does not show up on a standard CT scan, to the insurance math that determines whether a catastrophic injury is fully compensated or quietly underpaid. On January 11, 2020, a Lubbock Fire Rescue firefighter was struck by a vehicle while working the scene of a car accident in icy conditions on a Lubbock roadway. The same incident killed Lieutenant Eric Hill of Lubbock Fire Rescue and Police Officer Nicholas Reyna of the Lubbock Police Department. The firefighter who survived suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures throughout his body, requiring extensive surgical intervention and…