By, Terra Rivers, Managing Editor
The San Marcos Police Department announced Thursday that officer Claudia Cormier has been released from the hospital after she was struck by a drun driver in May.
At approximately 9:39 PM on Saturday, May 21, San Marcos Police Dispatch received a call about a traffic hazard with items in the roadway on IH35 northbound, just north of the McCarty Overpass near the 202 Mile Marker. Officer Cormier, a 3-year police officer, responded and arrived at 9:45 PM.
Shortly thereafter, dispatch began receiving 911 calls that an officer had been struck by another vehicle in the same area. Patrol officers responded and found Officer Cormier with severe, life-threatening injuries after being struck by a 2000 Ford Expedition driven by Sheehan. The driver was allegedly drunk.
Cormier lost her right leg in the accident, but the emergency aid applied by a nurse, who witnessed the accident, saved her life. Cormier has been at Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle where she underwent “numerous surgeries.”
According to SMPD, throughout her ordeal, Cormier has “exhibited courage and a resolve that has been nothing less than incredible and an inspiration to us all.”
SMPD shared the following video as supporters, family and friends gathered to greet and welcome Cormier home.
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