Overview
- The episode began with reports of a Toyota Supra driving recklessly on Interstate 10 that struck a concrete barrier and blew out its tires on Sunday.
- Troopers later found the car on I‑310 in St. Charles Parish and spoke with the driver, identified as Victor M. Rivas, 40, who showed signs of impairment and fled on foot into swampy terrain.
- Rivas jumped from an elevated section of I‑310 into the swamp, was later seen on U.S. Highway 61, re-entered the swamp to evade officers and was attacked, sustaining injuries to both arms.
- Despite his injuries he continued to run before officers located and arrested him with the help of drone technology; he was treated at a hospital and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center with bond listed at $17,500.
- State police charged Rivas with second-offense DWI and resisting arrest and obtained Jefferson Parish warrants for hit-and-run and careless operation, and authorities said the case underscores risks of impaired driving and the growing use of drones in searches.