East Texas DPS Trooper Receives Award
An East Texas trooper is one of several Department of Public Safety employees who has been recognized and honored by the department. Trooper Jeremy Frazier, Texas Highway Patrol in Tyler, received a Lifesaving Award for his actions during a life-threatening incident on Sept. 10, 2014. While on patrol, Frazier heard and responded to a request for emergency medical assistance for an unresponsive passenger in a vehicle on U.S. Highway 83 in Rio Grande City. Upon arriving at the scene, Frazier checked on the woman, removed an obstruction from her airways and began performing CPR until EMS arrived. The woman was ultimately transported by EMS to the hospital.
The other honors include:
Trooper Travis High, Texas Highway Patrol in Pampa, received a Lifesaving Award for his assistance at the scene of a crash on Jan. 24, 2015. While working traffic enforcement on I-40, High responded to a major crash in Carson County involving a passenger car and a motorcycle. High found that both the motorcycle operator and passenger had been ejected and suffered severe trauma to their left legs. He applied tourniquets to both individuals’ legs and monitored the two victims until EMS arrived. High’s actions helped save the life of the passenger and helped prolong the life of the motorcycle operator, who later died.
Sgt. Karl Keesee, Cpl. Cristobal Delgado and Trooper Michael Sams, all Texas Highway Patrol in Abilene, each received a Texas Highway Patrol Division Chief Award for their response to a life-threatening situation. On March 19, 2015, Keesee, Delgado, Sams and a Texas Ranger responded to the DPS office parking lot to help a man who was not breathing. Sam immediately began CPR, while Keesee retrieved a defibrillator from the office. The officers used the defibrillator and continued to perform CPR until the Brownwood Fire Department arrived. The man was ultimately transported to the hospital for treatment.
Lubbock Crime Laboratory DNA Section received a Unit Citation for its significant accomplishments and assistance to colleagues at other DPS crime labs. In 2014, the Lubbock Crime Laboratory DNA Section assisted with the Garland Crime Laboratory caseload and provided accelerated training for the new DNA section supervisor/technical leader at the Corpus Christi lab. Laura Baker, Gema Guerra, Heather Hall, Brent Hester, Becka Klein, Daniel Lindley, Naomi McDonald, Amber Miller, Kristen Poirier, Yahaira Romero, Amy Snell, Jason White, and David Young where all recognized as part of the Unit Citation.
In addition to the awards above, Special Agent Roberto Aguirre, Criminal Investigations Division in Del Rio, was recognized at 2015 Texas Gang Investigators Association Conference in June. Aguirre was named the organization’s Peace Officer of the Year for his significant contributions to combating criminal street and prison gangs.
Also, Trooper Raegan Droddy, Texas Highway Patrol in Orange, and Grapevine Police Department Senior Officer Greg Ross were recognized for competing in the 23rd Annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance North American Inspectors Championship recently in St. Louis.
Each year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance invites member jurisdictions throughout North America to participate in the championship, which is the only event dedicated to recognizing and awarding commercial vehicle inspector excellence. At the competition, Droddy placed sixth overall and Ross placed 17th.
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