Texas trooper’s heroic rescue: Driver saved from burning car in dramatic dashcam footage

DALLAS, Texas — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper heroically rescued a driver from a burning vehicle in a dramatic scene captured on dashcam. The incident occurred just after 2:20 a.m. on January 9 on the Dallas Tollway near Spring Creek Parkway.

Trooper Cody Durham, who was on routine patrol, noticed a crashed vehicle emitting smoke in the northbound lanes, according to a DPS news release. As he approached, he found the car engulfed in flames with the driver trapped inside. Durham quickly opened the back passenger door, entered the vehicle, and pulled the driver to safety, the news release stated…

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