A former Washington corrections deputy in training will spend three weekends in jail after running over his ex-girlfriend’s head with a pickup truck last year.
The incident happened early on New Year’s Day in 2025. Police officers in Tacoma, Washington, were called to a scene where a woman had been run over and dragged beneath a vehicle. The driver was identified as 23-year-old Cameron Boucher, who was working as a probationary corrections deputy for Pierce County at the time. He was fired from his job after the arrest.
Investigators found that Boucher was driving a Toyota Tacoma while drunk. His ex-girlfriend fell to the ground behind the truck. Boucher backed up, running over the woman’s head and dragging her face across the pavement.
A friend who saw the event told police that the victim was screaming loudly. The friend yelled and banged on the truck window to get Boucher to stop, but court documents note that “Boucher continued to back over her head.” Eventually, Boucher pulled forward a bit, and the witness pulled the woman out from under the truck. Another person at the scene chased Boucher, fought him, and held him down until the police arrived. Investigators reported that Boucher had been drinking “dark liquor shots” at a bar before the incident.
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The victim survived but had many broken bones in her face, a torn left ear, and severe bruises. In a statement, she described her injuries: “My scalp had been dragged across concrete. My left ear was torn up. Bruises covered my legs. A deep laceration on the right side of my head required 9 staples. I couldn’t work for over a month.”
She also spoke about Boucher’s job in law enforcement. “He wasn’t just some guy out partying,” she wrote. “He was a law enforcement officer in training. A corrections deputy. He knew the law. He knew what DUI meant. And he broke that law anyway. He chose to gamble with someone else’s life. My life.”
Prosecutors noted that both Boucher and the victim were intoxicated that night. They described the woman as an initiator or willing participant in the events right before the assault, which they said affected their sentencing choice.
On May 15, 2026, Boucher pleaded guilty to vehicular assault DUI, reckless driving, and driving with disregard for the safety of others.
Five days later, on May 20, 2026, a Pierce County judge sentenced Boucher to 10 days in jail. He will serve this time over three weekends. Prosecutors had recommended that he receive no extra jail time beyond the two days he already spent in jail right after his arrest.
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