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DPS Trooper Returns to Service After Being Struck by a Drunk Driver

By Cameron Niblock, Aug 16, 2017
 

HOUSTON, TX -- Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper Chad Blackburn has returned to service after a year-long medical leave.

Trooper Blackburn was seriously injured on Labor Day weekend of 2016 after his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver, according to Texas DPS.

He celebrated his return with his brother, fellow Trooper Dustin Blackburn, and other coworkers, Corporal Renita Coleman, Trooper Brenda Hoover, and Darla Ross Freeman.  

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