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LUBBOCK, Texas -- A lawsuit was filed on Tuesday after a distracted 18-wheeler driver hit two Lubbock deputies, along with three members of the Martinez family.

On September 8 just before 9:45 a.m., two deputies with the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office were helping a driver with a flat tire on the I-27 and 98th Street overpass. The lawsuit stated Gregory Vaught, a driver for Roth Products, was distracted on his cell phone when he "violently" crashed into the patrol vehicles.

The crash left Deputy Andrew Cavazos and Deputy Jorge Martinez pinned. Deputy Cavazos was nearly thrown 20 feet over the bridge, dangling by his leg until rescuers helped him. The second patrol vehicle was pushed back into the Mart

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