San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) A North Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, in connection with a life-threatening accident involving a South Texas police officer.
On Saturday night, San Marcos – just south of Austin – Officer Claudia Cormier was responding to a traffic hazard call on i-35 between TSU and the San Marcos outlets when her car was rammed by another vehicle. The impact immediately severed her right leg just above the knee.
A nurse who happened by helped the officer by using t-shirts to make a tourniquets to stop the bleeding — police say it’s a move which likely saved Cormier’s life before emergency crews arrived.
The driver was identified as 58-year old Neil Sheehan of Flower Mound.
In A tweet, the San Marcos police chief said Cormier vowed to returned to work:
When your critically injured officer FaceTimes you less than 48 hrs after a life threatening injury to say that she WILL be back…just wow! #SheIsAFighter #ProudChief
— Chief Chase Stapp (@ChiefCStapp) May 21, 2019
Donations are being accepted for the injured officer through the Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union and the San Marcos Police Department.
The San Marcos Police Department is inviting those who wish to help to make a donation to support the Cormier family during this trying time. https://t.co/PzYZyg6ihl pic.twitter.com/w5cl99yeW8
— San Marcos (@CityofSanMarcos) May 21, 2019
Cormier’s husband is also a San Marcos police officer.
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