OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Belle Chasse, LA - Sheriff Jerry Turlich announces a Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) Deputy was seriously injured during a traffic incident that occurred near the Woodland Highway Bridge.

At approximately 2:25am, PPSO deputies responded to multiple four-wheeler all terrain vehicles (ATV) operating in a reckless manner that included intentionally traveling into lanes with oncoming traffic on Woodland Highway in Belle Chasse. A PPSO Deputy was able to get ahead of the ATVs near the Woodland Highway Bridge, but was struck by an ATV after exiting his PPSO marked unit. The circumstances surrounding this incident are currently being investigated by the Louisiana State Police and the PPSO Investigations Bureau.

The injured PPSO Deputy has been transported to a local hospital in serious condition. The operator of the ATV is in custody, hospitalized for injuries sustained in the incident and facing an Attempted Murder of a Police Officer charge.

Additional information will be released when made available.

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Contact Information:
Lieutenant Chaun J. Domingue
Public Information Officer
Office: 504-934-6785
cdomingue@ppso.net