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Amarillo Police Department
Sunday October 19th, 2025 :: 02:46 p.m. CDT

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Amarillo Police Officer arrested on suspicion of DWI following traffic accident.

AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT

MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE

 

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 2025

TIME: 8:10PM

CASE NUMBER: 2025-515936

INCIDENT TYPE: DWI

OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Jimmy Johnson, Interim Chief of Police; Sgt. Carla Burr-PIO

 

DETAILS: On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 8:10pm, officers were called to a minor traffic crash in the 2200 block of Wolflin Ave.  The caller advised she was driving a white Ford, and a red truck struck her vehicle. When officers arrived, the female in the Ford was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. While investigating this crash, they learned the driver of the red truck was Tre Galvan, male, 05/31/1992, an off-duty Amarillo Police officer and who exhibited signs of possible intoxication.  Galvan was taken to an area hospital for a blood draw and then booked into the Potter County Jail for Class B DWI-1st offense.  Officer Galvan will be placed on Administrative Leave until both the internal and criminal investigations are completed.


 

Address/Location
Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

Carla Burr
Public Information Office
[email protected]
806-378-4257

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