While responding to an emergency call with your lights and siren on, you collide with a vehicle that does not yield the right of way to you at an intersection. The driver of the other vehicle is injured. Which one of the following statements about this situation is most accurate?

A) You could face both civil and criminal liability.
B) The driver may sue for his injuries, but you cannot receive a traffic citation.
C) You are protected from both criminal and civil liability.
D) You can be ticketed, but you are protected from lawsuits.


A

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