Chalmette - A Chalmette man who was allegedly driving drunk bolted from a DWI checkpoint in St. Bernard Parish Thursday night.
41 year-old Patrick O'neill fled from the checkpoint site when an officer reached into his vehicle to grab a drink he was holding, speeding up to 100 mph to his home where he was caught and booked with attempted murder of two deputies and other offenses, Chief Deputy Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
O'Neill, who has been arrested several times in the past for driving while intoxicated, was taken into custody about 10:10 p.m. Thursday at his home at 2415 Ramoncita Drive in Chalmette, several minutes after he fled on West Judge Perez Drive near Jean Lafitte Parkway Pohlmann said.
O'Neill, who deputies said admitted to having had a beer and taking two Vicodin pain pills, was holding a daiquiri in a hand as he approached the checkpoint manned by St. Bernard sheriff's deputies conducting the DWI checkpoint , Pohlmann said.
A deputy who reached into the vehicle to grab the drink was partially inside the vehicle as O'Neill sped off but was pulled to safety by another deputy, Pohlmann said. O'Neill then tried to run over another deputy to get away, Pohlmann said, but no one was injured.
O'Neill was booked into the St. Bernard Prison on two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, driving while intoxicated, aggravated flight from officers, possession of a small amount of cocaine, battery on police during his arrest and on traffic charges. He is being held without pending an appearance before a judge.
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