In what was a double tragedy, the City of Lubbock lost a police officer and a firefighter in one single, terrible second.
Police Officer Nicholas Reyna of the Lubbock Police Department and Lieutenant Eric Hill of the Lubbock Fire Department were both struck and killed by a vehicle while they were engaged in investigating a traffic accident. While both men were working the first accident scene, a second vehicle crashed nearby. Officer Reyna and Lieutenant Hill went to the aid of the driver of the second vehicle.
While these and other officers and firefighters worked the second accident, and with emergency vehicles parked all around, a THIRD vehicle approached the scene. The driver of that vehicle lost control of his vehicle, which then struck Officer Reyna, Lieutenant Hill, and a second firefighter. Officer Reyna and Lieutenant Hill both lost their lives at the scene. The second firefighter survived and is in critical condition at this time.
May the Good Shepherd comfort the families of both of these men, and speed the recovery of the surviving fireman, and may He comfort the police officers and firefighters who lost their brothers in the line of duty.
Police Officer Nicholas Reyna of the Lubbock Police Department and Lieutenant Eric Hill of the Lubbock Fire Department were both struck and killed by a vehicle while they were engaged in investigating a traffic accident. While both men were working the first accident scene, a second vehicle crashed nearby. Officer Reyna and Lieutenant Hill went to the aid of the driver of the second vehicle.
While these and other officers and firefighters worked the second accident, and with emergency vehicles parked all around, a THIRD vehicle approached the scene. The driver of that vehicle lost control of his vehicle, which then struck Officer Reyna, Lieutenant Hill, and a second firefighter. Officer Reyna and Lieutenant Hill both lost their lives at the scene. The second firefighter survived and is in critical condition at this time.
May the Good Shepherd comfort the families of both of these men, and speed the recovery of the surviving fireman, and may He comfort the police officers and firefighters who lost their brothers in the line of duty.
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