Bill Text: TX HR1643 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commending PJ Putnam of Dallas for providing aid to the victim of a major highway accident.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1643 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1643-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commending PJ Putnam of Dallas for providing aid to the victim of a major highway accident.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1643 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1643-Introduced.html
86R32918 BK-D | ||
By: Leach | H.R. No. 1643 |
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WHEREAS, PJ Putnam, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Dallas-based | ||
corporate attorney, bravely risked his own safety to render | ||
assistance to the victim of a major truck accident on Interstate 35 | ||
on April 24, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, At approximately 11 a.m., Mr. Putnam was traveling | ||
through Salado during a heavy rainstorm, when a sudden wind shear | ||
caused two 18-wheelers on the highway to collide; one of the trucks | ||
jackknifed into a guard rail while the other careened through three | ||
lanes of traffic, before rolling over and sliding to a stop at the | ||
edge of the freeway; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Putnam, who narrowly managed to avoid being in | ||
the path of the crashing semis, exited his vehicle and quickly | ||
ensured that the driver of the jackknifed truck was not seriously | ||
injured; he then approached the overturned vehicle, where he found | ||
the second motorist in shock and unable to free himself from the | ||
cab; with the help of a bystander, Mr. Putnam carried the driver a | ||
safe distance away from the vehicle; he then used his first aid | ||
training to treat the man for shock until emergency medical crews | ||
could take over; thanks in large part to Mr. Putnam's swift | ||
response, there were no fatalities or serious injuries; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the immediate aftermath of a harrowing accident, | ||
PJ Putnam heroically sprang into action to rescue a fellow citizen, | ||
and his efforts on that day have distinguished him as an individual | ||
of outstanding courage and character; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend PJ Putnam for providing aid to the | ||
victim of a major highway accident and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Putnam as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |