A New Orleans man allegedly led St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s deputies on a chase Thursday night from Chalmette into the city before crashing on the St. Claude Avenue Bridge and jumping into the Industrial Canal.
The Sheriff’s Office said Dandre Dales, 28, was taken into custody after being pulled from the water and will be booked on counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and flight from an officer.
The Sheriff’s Office said deputies tried to pull over a grey Nissan Sentra near St. Bernard Highway and Palmisano Boulevard in Chalmette at about 8:40 p.m. after confirming it had been reported stolen in Orleans Parish. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies deployed spike strips but Dales made it into New Orleans and crashed on the bridge. He then allegedly fled on foot and jumped into the canal…