Off-duty DPS sergeant was seriously hurt in an Archer County collision

(This story was updated to add new information.)

An off-duty Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stationed in Wichita Falls was seriously injured in a three-vehicle accident on Tuesday.

The DPS reports Sgt. Patrick Wayne Timms was involved in the wreck about 5:20 p.m. on State Highway 79 in Archer County.

The DPS said a northbound pickup driven by Brayden John Little of Wichita Falls stopped to turn into a driveway and was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Ethan Pendleton Scaling of Wichita Falls.

The collision forced Little's pickup into Timms’ car, which was southbound on the highway.

Timms was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth for treatment of incapacitating injuries, according to the DPS.

Little, an off-duty investigator for the Wichita County District Attorney's Office, and three children in his vehicle escaped injury as did Scaling and one child in his vehicle, according to the DPS.

Timms’ family reported on Facebook that he suffered serious arm and leg injuries and brain bleeds. A GoFundMe account has been established .

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This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Off-duty DPS sergeant was seriously hurt in an Archer County collision