Two men are dead after crashing their Jeep while speeding away from pursuing troopers in Alexandria. State Police Master Trooper Casey Wallace says police tried pulling the Jeep over early Saturday morning along the U.S. 165 frontage road.
“There was no actual cause of anything. It was actually observed by one of the troopers. Some kind of reckless driving, some kind of improper lane usage,” Wallace said.
But the driver would not stop and instead sped up and turned onto England Drive. Wallace says it’s a narrow, winding road that leads to Alexandria International Airport.
“It was a very, very high rate of speed, and the troopers actually lost sight of the vehicle because that roadway is kind of a winding road that goes through there,” Wallace explained.
Almost an hour later, well after troopers had called off the pursuit, they found the Jeep partially submerged in a bayou, and 33-year-old Aaron Watson of Amite and 30-year-old Brandon Wright of Pineville were ejected from the vehicle. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Wallace says it’s unclear which one was the driver.
“With them being unrestrained and submerged, the bodies weren’t where they would have been on a normal crash,” Wallace said.
At this time, it’s unknown why Watson and Wright were running from police.
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