Ah, Lubbock — where even getting hit by a cop can somehow be your fault. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was sitting at a red light near 34th and I-27 when the light turned green and—boom—his front bumper introduced itself to a passing bicyclist. The good news? Nobody was hurt, the dog in the basket is fine, and the bike didn’t even break.
But after “reviewing” the incident, the department decided the real problem wasn’t the deputy who accelerated into someone—it was the guy on the bike. So they gave him the citation. Because nothing says “protect and serve” like turning your own fender-bender into a teachable moment for the other party.
Naturally, LSO wrapped it all up with a friendly PSA reminding everyone to follow traffic rules and “exercise caution when accelerating from a stop.” A sentence that probably hit harder than the actual collision.
So just to recap: in Lubbock, if you get hit by a cop, you get the ticket. Cool, cool, cool.
https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/latest/lubbock-deputy-bicycle-collision/
https://www.kcbd.com/2025/10/22/lubbock-deputy-strikes-bicycle-low-speed-collision-near-34th-i-27/
