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On June 17, 2007 around 6:50 p.m. the
Comanche County 9-1-1 received a call from a lady that was stuck in
high water on County Road 343 near the Erath County line.
The caller advised that water was up to
her doors and she was still in the vehicle. Proctor Volunteer Fire
Department and the Comanche County Sheriff's Office responded. Proctor
Fire arrived and pulled the driver and her vehicle out of the water.
While returning to the station one of Proctor’s trucks was disabled by
high water and had to be pulled back to the station.
Around 7:20, US 67/377 East near Hasse
was closed for approximately an hour due to about two feet of water
over the road.
At approximately 8:40 p.m. the Comanche
County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a domestic disturbance on
County Road 343 near the Erath County line. Comanche County Dispatch
advised that one of the suspects was armed with a knife. The Erath
County Sheriff's Office was requested for assistance to attempt to
make it to the residence from Dublin.
Comanche County Sheriff’s Office Deputy
Robert Jolley attempted to cross high water on County Road 333. Deputy
Jolley’s patrol vehicle stalled and was swept off the roadway.
Deputies’ Rhonda Alderman and Tammy Shelton were directly behind
Deputy Jolley. Deputies’ Alderman and Shelton attempted to assist
Deputy Jolley out of the water.
A Precinct 3 maintainer operated by Bill
Nabors was also behind the deputies. The Maintainer was driven into
the water with Deputy Shelton on the front of the Maintainer. Deputy
Shelton and Proctor firemen threw a rope to Deputy Jolley and he was
retrieved out of the water. During the attempts to get to Deputy
Jolley, Deputy Alderman’s feet were swept out from under her and she
was able to climb up onto an H brace in the fence.
Comanche Fire Department’s large fire
truck arrived and was able to drive into the water to assist Deputy
Alderman out of the water. Once the water had subsided enough,
deputies were able to make the domestic disturbance call by way of
Dublin. The Comanche County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the
agencies that came to assist. |
