Lafayette, LA – A Lafayette man is behind bars following a high-speed chase and significant drug seizure that resulted from a joint investigation between the Lafayette and Carencro Police Departments.
It all started on the evening of April 24 when Lafayette Police Narcotics Street Team officers attempted a traffic stop on a white Dodge Ram for an obstructed license plate in the 2800 block of Louisiana Avenue. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Dedrick Senegal of Lafayette, refused to pull over. Instead, he made a U-turn and took off at high speed, recklessly driving into oncoming lanes and blowing through red lights.
The chase ended near Maryview Farm Road, where Senegal ditched the vehicle and ran on foot. Officers quickly caught up and arrested him without further incident…