The motive force, later recognized as Deandre Dwayne Bessye, 23, continued fleeing the Baton Rouge police and was going at or close to 135 miles per hour, officers stated.
Round 2:35 a.m., the Baton Rouge cops determined to finish the pursuit of the Mustang.
Round 3:14 a.m., deputies from the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Workplace, who didn’t take part within the chase, had been dispatched to a residence in Port Allen concerning an deserted automobile, authorities stated. It was decided the deserted automobile was the identical Ford Mustang from the chase, officers stated.
In line with authorities, Bessye contacted the property proprietor and requested if he may get a journey to a close-by fuel station as a result of his automobile ran out of fuel. The property proprietor dropped off Bessye, who then known as a good friend in Baton Rouge. The good friend picked him up and introduced Bessye to his residence in Baton Rouge.
Round 10:48 a.m., a member of the family of a Baton Rouge Police Division officer known as the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Workplace to ask deputies to answer the Port Allen space, the place investigators discovered a crashed police helicopter, officers stated.
On the crash, two officers had been found, who each sustained deadly accidents. Quickly after discovering the crash, deputies notified the Baton Rouge Police Division, in addition to Baton Rouge Metro Airport Site visitors Management, authorities stated.