Pelham Police Department holding raffle to benefit officer injured by drunk driver

JARVIS ADRIAN THANKS. RIGHT NOW AT FIVE, WE’RE LEARNING A PELHAM POLICE OFFICER WILL SPEND THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY SHE WAS HIT BY AN IMPAIRED DRIVER. WVTM 13, CHIP SCARBOROUGH IS LIVE IN PELHAM RIGHT NOW, WHERE POLICE ARE URGING DRIVERS TO BE MINDFUL BEFORE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. BUT FIRST, CHIP HOUSE. THE OFFICER DURING THIS AFTERNOON. WELL, JARVIS, IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR THAT OFFICER, BUT SHE IS GOING TO BE OKAY. PELHAM POLICE CHIEF BRANT SUGG SPOKE TO US HERE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS AFTERNOON, TALKING ABOUT THE DANGER BOTH DRIVERS IN GENERAL AND HIS OFFICERS FACE WHEN PEOPLE ARE RECKLESS BEHIND THE WHEEL. NOW TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS A PICTURE OF OFFICER ELIZABETH MENTOR, WHO IS STILL IN THE TRAINING PHASE OF HER JOB. THE CHIEF SAYS SHE WAS WORKING A WRONG WAY CRASH ON INTERSTATE 65 SOUTH NEAR EXIT 242 AND PELHAM, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. CHIEF SUGG SAYS ANOTHER DRIVER UNDER THE INFLUENCE IGNORED WARNINGS TO SLOW DOWN AND HIT OFFICER MENTOR, THROWING HER SEVERAL FEET AND EVEN KNOCKING HER BOOTS OFF. IT IS NOT CLEAR AT THIS TIME IF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PLAYED A ROLE IN THAT ALLIYAH IS HANDLING THAT PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. MINNER WAS QUICKLY TAKEN TO UAB WITH NUMEROUS INJURIES. TODAY IT WAS OUR FAMILY THAT WAS IMPACTED. TOMORROW IT MAY BE YOUR FAMILY. YOU NEED TO HOLD YOURSELF AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE. SO LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL NOT HAVE TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE. AND AND A FUND HAS ALREADY BEEN SET UP. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS. WE POSTED ALL THOSE DETAILS ON THE WVTM 13 APP. WE’LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE RECOVERY PROCESS. FOR NOW, LIVE IN PELHAM AND SHEL