On July 3, 2019, a Beaumont police officer was headed to a shots fired call at a large party in the Amelia neighborhood, when his vehicle was hit by a 2018 Dodge Challenger driving eastbound in the westbound lane in the 8500 block of McLean according to court documents.
The police officer was unable to get out of his car due to his injuries, and could not get the vehicle door open after the crash according to court documents.
Documents said both vehicles had extensive damage. Gipson got out of his vehicle and left the scene without checking on the officer according to the documents.