Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office arrests Abbeville man after high-speed chase

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, a high-speed chase resulted in an arrest of an Abbeville man.
Sheriff Couvillon stated that on the afternoon of Sept. 21, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a vehicle was reported to be driving recklessly on Jacqulyn Road.
Deputies responded to the call and located the vehicle traveling north on South Airport. When deputies attempted to make a traffic stop, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. Patrol units pursued the vehicle until it turned into the driveway and crashed into a utility pole. The driver exited the vehicle and fled into a residence, where he refused to come out.
The VPSO SRT responded to the scene and after a brief stand-off, the driver exited the home and was taken into custody at 8:06 p.m., without further incident. The driver was Identified as Drake Richard Broussard, 25.
Broussard was transported and booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center on a charge of Aggravated Flight from an Office with no bond set. Additional charges may follow.