Woman thanks police after DUI stop leads to brain tumor diagnosis

By Safia Azizi via SWNS

A woman called the police to thank them after a traffic stop for suspected drunk driving led to the discovery of a brain tumor.

Tamara Palmer was stopped by two officers in December last year after her vehicle hit "the curb multiple times and failed to maintain its lane."

Police footage, from the dashboard and body-worn cameras, show Senior Police Officer Raymond Schoonmaker and Patrolman First Class Bret Aton pulling Tamara over.

Tamara, a teacher, from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, didn’t show signs of intoxication but complained of vision problems and a headache.

“I think something medical is going on with you and you really need to go to the hospital,” officer Schoonmaker told Tamara.

A spokesman said: “The officers determined that Ms. Palmer was possibly having a medical episode and requested an ambulance."

Once at the hospital, doctors found a large brain tumor and performed an emergency operation to remove it.

The op was a success and Tamara was discharged from the hospital in a matter of days.

Tamara contacted the Mount Pleasant Police Department to let them know that the officers who pulled her over had saved her life.

Now fully recovered, Tamara is back to teaching.

“Without their quick analysis of the situation, the outcome could have ended differently,” police added.