Watch: DPS trooper pulls motorist from burning car in North Texas

A DPS trooper in Plano rescued a driver from a burning vehicle after an accident early Jan. 9, according to a video of the incident released by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The trooper, Cody Durham, was on routine patrol around 2:20 a.m. when he saw the wrecked, smoking vehicle in the northbound lanes of the Dallas Tollway near Spring Creek Parkway, officials said.

Video shows Durham opening the rear passenger door, entering the burning car and pulling on the driver until he was safely away from the fire…

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