City of Amarillo v. Martin

Under what circumstances does the driver of an emergency vehicle have a duty to drive with due regard for the safety of others as required by article 6701d, section 24(e) of the Revised Civil Statutes? The majority today answers never. I dissent.

Although canons of statutory-construction require us to give effect to all the words of the statute if possible,'see Tex. Gov’t Code § 311.021(2); Chevron Corp. v. Redmon, 745 S.W.2d 314, 316 (Tex.1987), the majority frames this case as a choice between a pure negligence standard and a pure recklessness standard. There is no attempt to harmonize the…