LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Two Lubbock County Sheriff's deputies will receive the Star of Texas Award after they were injured in a crash last year on I-27 at 98th Street.

On September 8, 2025, deputies Andrew Cavazos and Jorge Martinez were assisting a motorist changing a flat tire on the side of the road when a semi-truck rear-ended their patrol units.

The two deputies were pinned between their unit and a concrete barrier.