On July 25 th , 2021 Pine Prairie Police was on patrol when a white Ford Edge was clocked speeding at
56 mph in a 45 mph zone. When the officer attempted to make a traffic stop on the vehicle, the driver
refused to pull over and sped up to speeds over 100mph. The pursuit went through Mamou where
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and Mamou Police assisted in attempting to get the vehicle stopped.
The driver continued towards Eunice where Eunice Police had a roadblock set up along with a spike
strip. The vehicle hit the spikes successfully flattening all 4 tires. The pursuit came to an end in Eunice
where the driver was identified at a 15 year old juvenile from Shreveport, LA. The vehicle he was
driving was also stolen out of Shreveport. The juvenile is being charged with the speeding, aggravated
flight from an officer and reckless operation of a vehicle through Pine Prairie Police and several drug
related charges through the Eunice Police Department. Chief Deshotel wants to thank the Evangeline
Parish Sheriff’s Office, Mamou Police Department and the Eunice Police Department for all the
assistance in stopping the vehicle and successfully taking the juvenile in custody without any further
incident.
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