NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos was killed earlier this week by a suspected drunk driver while he was directing traffic on the Long Island Expressway in response to another accident:
Confirmed per NYPD, 43-year-old Officer Anastasios Tsakos was killed while diverting traffic after another fatal accident on the LIE. The woman who hit him police say was driving under the influence with a suspended license, she has been arrested. Full story on @NY1 pic.twitter.com/ibcWkERnCS
— Lindsay Tuchman (@LindsayTuchman) April 27, 2021
The suspect, Jessica Beauvais, 32, appeared to do shots of liquor during a livestream before the crash:
The woman who allegedly mowed down a New York City police officer with her car appeared to chug shots of liquor while cursing law enforcement during a nearly two-hour Facebook livestream just before the hit-and-run occurred.https://t.co/AzzOC7qVAq
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 28, 2021
And she reportedly signed off of her broadcast by shouting, “f*ck the police!”:
Driver says 'f**k the police' and downs 'vodka' in video before 'killing cop in hit-and-run' https://t.co/5gd6CLLXAU
— James Hirsen (@thejimjams) April 28, 2021
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Enjoy prison, lady:
She’s being held without bail:
The Long Island woman accused of killing NYPD Officer Anastasio Tsakos with her car has been held without bail on several charges. @JohnBDias has the latest: https://t.co/RX8jU3X1RJ
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) April 28, 2021
Alternate headline if the media was consistent:
GP If media covered this story like it covered cop shootings of black men, the headline would've read:
"Angry, Drunken BLM Supporter Murders Cop in Cold Blood" https://t.co/h07J3V3F50
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) April 28, 2021
Heh.
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