SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper died Monday night in a fiery crash on an East Texas farm road. The trooper was responding to a call for assistance from San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

An as-yet-unidentified DPS trooper responded to a call for assistance from sheriff’s office deputies Monday night. While traveling on FM 945, the trooper crossed the East Fork of the San Jacinto River Bridge and lost control of his vehicle when he entered a curve, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter.

The patrol vehicle left the roadway, striking a pine tree and bursting into flames, the report…

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