Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Nicholas Reyna and Lieutenant Eric Hill, of the Lubbock Fire Department, were struck and killed by a vehicle while at the scene of a previous crash on I-27 near Drew Street.
Officers and rescue personnel were at the scene of an earlier single-vehicle rollover crash on the interstate when a second vehicle also crossed the median. As officers then dealt with the second crash a third vehicle left the travel lanes and struck Officer Reyna, Lieutenant Hill, and a second firefighter. Officer Reyna and Lieutenant Hill both suffered fatal injuries and the second firefighter was critically injured.
Officer Reyna had served with the Lubbock Police Department for one year.
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- July 23, 2026
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You barely got started.
Police Officer Reyna gave the Lubbock Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Lubbock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Reyna.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Nicholas Lee Reyna is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lubbock Police Dept., 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas Lee Reyna's cause is highlighted.
How Nicholas Lee Reyna Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas Lee Reyna is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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