DEPUTIES: Chase ends in Port Allen when driver jumps from moving car, runs over own leg
PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - A police chase that began in Iberville Parish ended in a crash in Port Allen on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and officials have now identified the driver.
UPDATE:
Information provided by Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office:
Agents with the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit initiated a traffic stop that led to a pursuit on I-10 into West Baton Rouge Parish. The suspect, identified as Quentin Vezia, exited the interstate to avoid spike strips that had been deployed by West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. Vezia then jumped from the moving vehicle, ran over his leg, and ultimately crashed the vehicle. Deputies on scene rendered medical attention until he was transported to the hospital for treatment. Two other occupants in the vehicle, an adult female, and an infant, were unharmed but transported to the hospital for observation.
Agents seized approximately 2.2 pounds of methamphetamine and 3.2 pounds of marijuana that was in the vehicle. The seized narcotics have an estimated combined street value of $19,000.00.
A search warrant was secured by authorities to conduct a search of Vezia’s residence in Baton Rouge. Distributive amounts of cocaine, heroin/fentanyl, Xanax, and Adderall were seized from Vezie’s residence.
Warrants for Vezia’s arrest have been issued by multiple agencies and will be executed upon his release from the hospital.
Agencies that participated in this investigation are Plaquemine City Police Narcotics, West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Port Allen City Police, Louisiana State Police, DEA Task Force, Gonzales City Police, and Baton Rouge City Police.
ORIGINAL:
Sources said an Iberville Parish sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over a driver near Grosse Tete for a drug investigation. The driver sped off, leading the deputy on a chase into Port Allen, sources said.
Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi confirmed a driver crashed their car near highway 415 after a brief chase involving one of his deputies. He said the driver “pretended” they would stop before speeding away. Stassi said the driver was injured in the crash. A woman and child were in the car at the time but were not injured, Stassi said.
Stassi said the chase lasted less than half an hour.
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