A seven-year veteran of the Corpus Christi police department was killed during a traffic stop on Saturday, February 1. Officer Alan McCollum, Officer Michael Love, and a third officer who was not identified conducted a stop on Highway 358 to investigate a car they believed to have been racing.
While all three of the officers were outside of their marked cars investigating, 26-year-old Brandon Portillo hit not only the cars but the officers. Portillo was transported to the hospital and investigators obtained a warrant to test the level of his blood alcohol content.
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Officer McCollum died of the injuries sustained by Portillo’s vehicle. Officer Love is currently still in the hospital recovering. There were no reports related to the third officer who remains to be unidentified.
Portillo is currently being held and charged with intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault, and driving with a suspended license. In the state of Texas, intoxication assault is a felony in the third-degree. Intoxication manslaughter is a felony in the second-degree.
Officer McCollum has a wife and three children. He was a graduate of the 71st session of the Corpus Christi Police Academy, graduating on August 9, 2013.
Prior to dedicating his life to keeping the residents of Corpus Christi safe, he had dedicated his life to keeping the United States of America safe. Officer McCollum was a 21-year veteran of the United States Army. He was highly decorated and had been awarded the Bronze Star as well as numerous other medals, citations, decorations, and medals.
As a Corpus Christi police officer, McCollum was a member of the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Honor Guard, the SWAT team, and had earned an award from a more recent life-saving effort.
Officer McCollum had made news on New Year’s Day in 2019 with eight other fellow officers for saving the life of someone in an overturned car that had caught fire. The nine officers risked their own lives and safety to push the overturned car back on its wheels to save the life of the occupant.
Officer McCollum and the other eight officers were awarded the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Award for Lifesaving.
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