DPS Trooper Prevents a Head-on Crash on the Dallas North Tollway

FRISCO – On November 16, 2025, at 1:50 a.m., Texas Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a wrong-way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway near US-380.

 

A responding Trooper began to slow down traffic, and when the Trooper observed the wrong-way driver, the Trooper placed his patrol car between the wrong-way driver and a motorist, preventing a head-on crash.

 

The Trooper quickly turned around and stopped the wrong-way driver.

 

The driver, a 43-year-old Francis Giaccardi of Prosper, TX, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and booked into the Collin County Jail.

 

To view the dashcam footage, click here.

 

This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.