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Thompson
Thompson
The Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reported that an officer was injured after a drunk driver hit his patrol unit on Oct. 29.
According to BPD, the officer was traveling west in the 2600 block of the Interstate 10 eastbound service road at approximately 1:03 a.m. The drunk driver ran a stoplight and crashed into the patrol unit. The collision caused the officer’s vehicle to spin and strike a utility pole, before coming to rest in the middle of the roadway.
Assisting officers immediately placed the injured officer in another patrol unit and transported him to a local hospital. The officer sustained injuries that required medical treatment but is expected to make a full recovery.
The driver, Ray’shirra Thompson, 26, of Beaumont, was allegedly intoxicated and placed under arrest for intoxication assault. As of Oct. 31, Thompson was still under the custody of the Jefferson County Correctional Facility with no posted bail.