Newly released video from the Texas Department of Public Safety shows troopers saving the lives of Texans. The videos, released as part of a request through the Public Information Act, show two separate cases that later earned the troopers Lifesaving Awards from agency leaders.

In February, Newton-based Trooper Calvin Starkie responded to a one-vehicle crash, to find the SUV on its side, off the road, in a creek area difficult to access. His body camera video shows him call for back up, provide first aid to a local police officer who was hurt trying to help the injured driver, and secure the vehicle with a firefighter when help arrived.

The video shows Starkie climb onto the hood, cut out the windshield, and use the "Jaws of Life" to free the driver, reports everythinglubbock.com .

DPS director Steven McCraw presented Starkie with a Director's Citation in August. McCraw honored five other troopers with Lifesaving Awards, including Trooper Briar Cordova, for his involvement in saving a woman who was attempting suicide on a bridge on April 17 in Amarillo.

In a statement, McCraw said August's honorees "represent the true definition of public servants who are dedicated to saving lives, protecting the public and their communities, and making Texas a safer place to call home."