By Kasey Bubnash
The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
SLIDELL, La. — A 29-year-old man is wanted in connection with a Slidell Police Department pursuit that hospitalized an officer Wednesday evening, Slidell police said.
Christopher Ducre is wanted on several traffic-related counts, including aggravated flight from an officer and vehicular negligent injuring, Slidell police said Thursday. Ducre was last seen driving an orange 2019 Dodge Charger with a Louisiana license plate and a broken rear driver’s-side window.
The pursuit began around 6 p.m. when a deputy tried to stop the Dodge near Highway 11 and Interstate 12. The driver refused to pull over, police said.
The officer pursued the car onto Highway 190 West but when he conducted an evasive maneuver to avoid striking another vehicle, his cruiser overturned into a ditch. The officer was taken to Lakeview Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, police said.
Slidell police are asking anyone with information to call Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.
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