CAUSEWAY TURNED INTO A HEART STOPPING SCENE OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH DRIVERS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE CHAOS. YEAH, THIS ALL HAS SOME DRIVERS FEELING UNEASY ABOUT GOING OVER THAT LONG, NARROW BRIDGE. OUR NORTH SHORE BUREAU REPORTER, SHAWANDA JONES JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CAUSEWAY WITH DETAILS ON THIS PURSUIT. SHAWANDA. YEAH. DRIVERS TURNED THE CAUSEWAY INTO A RACETRACK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, LEAVING OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD SCRAMBLING TO STAY SAFE. POLICE SAY AROUND 2 P.M. SUNDAY, A DRIVER IN A BLUE AUDI SUV SPED THROUGH A TOLL LANE ON THE CAUSEWAY HEADING SOUTHBOUND, REACHING SPEEDS OF 100MPH ON THE TWO LANE STRETCH. ACCORDING TO THE CAUSEWAY COMMISSION, THE SUSPECT CLIPPED ANOTHER CAR WHILE ON THE BRIDGE AND RAN OVER SPIKE STRIPS SET UP BY THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. STILL, THAT PERSON KEPT GOING. THIS GUY COMES TEARING OFF, UNDERSTAND? GETS ON THE INTERSTATE, AND I …
High speed chase on Causeway Bridge sparks safety and insurance concerns [Video]
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