AUSTIN (KXAN) – Police Chief Art Acevedo has fired two officers and suspended two others stemming from an incident in August in which one of the officers slapped a woman strapped to an ambulance gurney.

According to memos released Wednesday, Officer Michelle Gish smacked the woman in the face after the woman spat in her face. Acevedo said in the memo that Gish was fired because the slapping and her behavior during the incident violated department policies and because she was not truthful in the way she reported the matter.

The incident stemmed from a DWI pursuit on Aug. 31 in which an intoxicated woman had to be placed in an ambulance.

Officer Jose Robledo was also fired because he stated in his report that he pulled Gish away from the woman because he feared that she was being assaulted. He later admitted that he had no reason to believe Gish was being assaulted because the woman on the gurney was strapped down.

Sgt. Mark Breckenridge and Cpl. Steven Jones were suspended because they had failed to recognize the seriousness of the incident and to take appropriate actions.

Breckenridge’s suspension starts Thursday and runs until March 5. Jones’ suspension starts Thursday and ends Feb. 28.