December 24th, 2019
By News Director Jared Atha
The Texas Department of Public Safety recognized Gray County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Reeves, formally of the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Department, for rescuing three minor-aged victims from a fatal crash on I-40 east of Shamrock in Wheeler County last January.
According to a press release, the incident occurred on Thursday, January 3rd when former Wheeler County Deputy Tim Reeves was first to arrive on the scene of a crash on Interstate 40. The road conditions were extremely hazardous due to snow and icy weather conditions. The driver of a Ford Explorer lost control of the vehicle on the roadway and spun. The Explorer slid across the center median into oncoming traffic where it was struck by an RV.
Deputy Reeves approached the crash scene and found six occupants in the Explorer. He was able to remove three children from the heavily damaged Explorer and provided aid to the driver until EMS arrived. After evaluating the circumstances and how long it would be for additional help to arrive, Deputy Reeves believed the children to be seriously injured and decided to transport them to the hospital in Shamrock in his patrol vehicle. The other three occupants later died as a result of their injuries.
The release says the DPS Director’s Award may be presented to any private citizen or personnel of another agency that provides significant assistance to a DPS employee in the performance of his or her duties.
