DPS Trooper severely injured on I-45 near Corsicana

NAVARRO COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Curtis Putz was severely injured this morning while working a traffic crash on I-45 near Corsicana. 

DPS spokesman William Lockridge said he was taken to a Dallas hospital where he remains in serious condition.  

State Rep. Cody Harris (R-HD) commented about the injured trooper on Twitter.

"Taylor and I are praying for the State Trooper who was involved in a terrible accident in Navarro County this morning. Join us as we pray for the doctors tending to him and for his family," he stated. "STAY OFF THE ROADS until the weather has cleared."

This is a developing story, please click back for updates. 

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