LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas - The Texas Department of Public Safety has provided updates on the conditions of the state trooper and the driver of a white pickup after a semi-truck crashed into a pileup in foggy conditions on Friday, injuring the trooper who tried to escape the careening semi, and crushing the pickup with the driver still inside.
DPS says the trooper was released from the hospital Friday evening with a sprained ankle, some bruising to his ribs and back, and a cut on the back of his head. The driver of the pickup was held at the hospital being monitored for internal injuries. He was trapped in the vehicle, but he survived the crash in stable condition with few substantial injuries.
KCBD had a crew filming as a semi crashed into the pileup on Highway 84. The semi turned over as it hit the pickup and the trailer swung around, hitting the trooper.
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