Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Lisa Ligda-Beaulieu was struck and killed by a drunk driver while investigating an earlier accident on the Eastex Freeway shortly before 1:00 am.
Another vehicle had stopped behind Officer Ligda-Beaulieu's patrol car, which was positioned in the right travel lane. She approached the vehicle from the passenger side to speak to the occupants. As she was speaking with the occupants, a drunken driver drove up to the scene and swerved onto the shoulder, drove in between the vehicle and guardrail, and struck her.
Officer Ligda-Beaulieu was thrown over the wall of the overpass and landed on the service road below. The drunk driver was taken into custody at the scene and subsequently charged with intoxication manslaughter. He was convicted of the charges and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Officer Ligda-Beaulieu had served as a police officer with the agency for 6 years and had previously served as a dispatcher for 4 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents, brother, and sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ligda-Beaulieu gave the Beaumont Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ligda-Beaulieu.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Lisa Renee Ligda-Beaulieu is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Beaumont Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lisa Renee Ligda-Beaulieu's cause is highlighted.
How Lisa Renee Ligda-Beaulieu Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lisa Renee Ligda-Beaulieu is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lisa Renee Ligda-Beaulieu was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
Incident Location
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