A woman who was pulled over for suspected drunk driving is crediting the traffic cops who stopped her and got her to the hospital in the nick of time. The driver was suffering from an undiagnosed brain tumor and emergency surgery saved her life.
On Dec. 2, 2022, police officers PFC Bret Aton and PFC Raymond Schoonmaker of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, responded to a report of a suspected drunk driver. The officers located the vehicle and observed the driver swerving between lanes and bumping the curb several times.
They signaled for the driver to pull over and met teacher, Tamara Palmer.
Tamara Palmer complains of a headache. (Courtesy of Mount Pleasant Police Department)
“Ms. Palmer did not have any indications of being impaired by alcohol or drugs,” Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) shared on Facebook, alongside stills of the officers’ interaction with Palmer from a body camera. “While speaking to her, the officers realized she continuously complained of a headache. The officers determined that Ms. Palmer was possibly having a medical episode, and requested an ambulance.”…