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A young man from Lafayette, Louisiana, has been hospitalized and is facing charges after he intentionally jumped from his mother’s car while it was moving and attacking first responders who came to his aid.
Erik Andrews, 27, was traveling with his mother in her car, when he opened the door and jumped out, Journal & Courier reports. The publication doesn’t say whether his gesture came after a fight with his mother or whether there were other circumstances that may have led to it, like a history of mental illness.
The woman told the police that she was doing between 30 and 35 mph when her son jumped out of the vehicle.
However, the incident didn’t end with this unexpected gesture. As Andrews lay on the street, an off-duty cop spotted him and approached to help. That’s when he became aggressive and fought with him and the officers who had arrived at the scene in the meantime.
“An off-duty Indiana State Police trooper driving in the area saw Andrews lying in the road and stopped to help,” the publication writes. “Andrews fought with the trooper, as well as a Tippecanoe County Jail officer who came to the scene to assist. After Andrews got to the hospital, he is accused of battering a paramedic and a deputy with bodily waste.”
According to the police, “it is common for someone with a head injury to become combative with people who try to help them immediately after the person is injured,” Journal & Courier notes.
As of the time of writing, Andrews remains in the hospital, while police are investigating the strange case to see whether he will be facing charges. If it’s decided that his violent behavior was a result of the fall, he won’t be facing any kind of repercussions.
The woman told the police that she was doing between 30 and 35 mph when her son jumped out of the vehicle.
However, the incident didn’t end with this unexpected gesture. As Andrews lay on the street, an off-duty cop spotted him and approached to help. That’s when he became aggressive and fought with him and the officers who had arrived at the scene in the meantime.
“An off-duty Indiana State Police trooper driving in the area saw Andrews lying in the road and stopped to help,” the publication writes. “Andrews fought with the trooper, as well as a Tippecanoe County Jail officer who came to the scene to assist. After Andrews got to the hospital, he is accused of battering a paramedic and a deputy with bodily waste.”
According to the police, “it is common for someone with a head injury to become combative with people who try to help them immediately after the person is injured,” Journal & Courier notes.
As of the time of writing, Andrews remains in the hospital, while police are investigating the strange case to see whether he will be facing charges. If it’s decided that his violent behavior was a result of the fall, he won’t be facing any kind of repercussions.
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