The INDsider -> Leslie Turk MON, MAR 9 5:51AM by Leslie Turk

Alleged speed van attacker turns himself in

The man who allegedly attacked a SafeSpeed driver last week turned himself in to local law enforcement officials at about 9 a.m. this morning, according to Lafayette Police Department spokesman Cpl. Paul Mouton. The man's identity has not been released pending booking.

The man faces simple criminal damage to property in excess of $1,000 and simple battery charges.

Information contained in an e-mail from SafeSpeed's customer relations manager, Christina Barnes, to Tony Tramel, Lafayette Consolidated Government's transportation director, indicates the incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Friday at 4100 Ambassador Caffery Parkway.

Problems appear to have started after images of the speeding driver and his vehicle were captured by the speed van. "He returned angry and at one point grabbed our driver and rammed our van, forcing it down hill with his own vehicle," Barnes writes. The driver was not injured. The lead speed van driver was called to the scene, Barnes continues, "and obtained as much detail as she could."

"The violator left before police arrived," Barnes writes, "but we captured his plate and a good face shot, which the police are already using to help locate him."

Articles by this Author:

View all articles by this author

Comments (0)

Subscribe to this comment's feed

You must be logged in to post a comment. Log in using your Facebook account or register if you do not have an account yet.

Most Read

Remembering Ricky Rees

The veteran police officer remembered by friends for his large and small acts of kindness will be laid to rest Wednesday.
Zachary Barker takes helm of the Opportunity Machine

Zachary Barker continues making waves in Lafayette’s business scene, mostly recently being named director of the Opportunity Machine.
Lafayette’s ‘sinking ship’ is cash flow positive

“We’ve crossed that magic threshold,” LUS Director Terry Huval says.
Shakin' at the Shack

There will soon be a whole lot of shakin’ going on at Benny’s Sportshack Supplement Depot, a new concept by Opelousas native Benny Nele. Located at 2002 Johnston St., the supplement shop, smoothie bar and café, featuring hot off the press paninis and wraps, plans to open in late May.
Child porn nets deMahy 2 years in prison

Philip deMahy Sr., a once respected New Iberia ad exec, was sentenced May 2 to spend the next two years (he faced up to 100 years) in a state penitentiary after state and federal investigators found dozens of images depicting children engaged in lewd sexual acts on his personal computer.

in case you missed it

COOL TOWN 2013

This year’s Cool Town issue is all about people who are not native to South Louisiana but made a conscious decision to be here, to be among us, to participate in our culture and contribute to it.
A curious compact

A shelved ordinance transferring $200,000 from a northside drainage project to a south Lafayette development may not break any laws, but it stinks to high heaven.
Pooyie 2012

It's good, it's bad and it's just plain crazy.
Saving Saturday Night

An effort to restore a shuttered dancehall and document other vacant or razed honky-tonks could serve as a model for saving an endangered species of entertainment.
Posthaste vs. HART FORTENBERY

Lafayette’s gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining.