A sergeant with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's office is dead after he was struck and killed by a fleeing suspect's vehicle early Sunday morning, the sheriff's office announced.
Sheriff Randy Smith said the sergeant was setting up a spike strip on I-10 near the Oak Harbor exit in assist of a police pursuit when the incident happened.
According to WWL-TV, New Orleans Police then became involved in the chase as the suspect's vehicle crossed into the city.
NOPD says the offender's vehicle crashed into one of their units near I-10 and Crowder Blvd.
The NOPD officer was treated and released from a local hospital.
Police say two juveniles in the car were also taken to the hospital, and the adult driver was arrested.