Louisiana: The man accused of killing a Sterlington Police Officer is out on bail
Louisiana Law Enforcement
Tracy Govan, 44, is charged with several offenses, including vehicular homicide. Louisiana State Police say David Elahi and two other officers were working a traffic stop on Highway 165 South Sunday morning, when Govan, driving down the highway, crossed the fog line and hit the officers.
Police say alcohol was a factor and that Govan submitted to a breathalyzer 2 hours after the crash. It was then he registered at .062-percent, which is below the legal limit. Govan was booked into the Ouachita Correction Center at 9 a.m. Sunday morning. His bond was set at $251,150. He bonded out of jail around 8 p.m. Sunday night. The other officers involved in the crash suffered non-life threatening injuries.