Beaumont police officer killed, another seriously injured in wrong-way crash, officials say
One of the officers is in serious but stable condition, according to police
Cody King, Digital Journalist
One Beaumont police officer was killed and another officer was seriously injured after a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver, according to Beaumont Police Department. (Beaumont Police Department)
BEAUMONT, Texas – One Beaumont police officer was killed and another officer was seriously injured after a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver, according to Beaumont Police Department.
The crash happened Sunday at 2:30 a.m. on Cardinal Drive.
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Police said the two officers were traveling northbound on Cardinal Drive when their patrol unit was struck head-on by a Ford Mustang that was traveling the wrong direction near the Highway 347 overpass.
One officer was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition, and the other officer was pronounced dead on scene.
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