Orange man leads DPS on Motorcycle Pursuit to Vinton
Published 3:39 pm Monday, November 20, 2017
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
Eric Williams/The Orange Leader
By Eric Williams
The Orange Leader
A Orange man, 26, was taken into custody by Louisiana State Police, after leading Texas DPS Troopers on a Chase from Orange County to Vinton.
According to information obtained from Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Trooper Stephanie Davis, a trooper observed a 2013 Honda motorcycle speeding on Interstate 10 near the milepost 862 eastbound in Orange County.
The trooper activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop and continued eastbound on the interstate in an attempt to elude the trooper.
The driver Matthew Fontenot, led troopers on a chase to the milepost seven in Vinton, where he finally pulled over and was taken into custody.
According to Trooper Davis, the chase took place Saturday evening at approximately 6:15 p.m., when a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic on Interstate 10 in Orange County when a Honda motorcycle failed to stop for the trooper.
Fontenot faces several misdemeanor and felony charges, including evading arrest he remains in the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Facility.
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