Drivers sat in gridlock as car stunts blocked post-concert traffic; BRPD investigating

BATON ROUGE – Targeted traffic arrived to a standstill late Saturday night time at University Travel and Interstate 10 as hundreds of men and women circled the intersection to enjoy souped-up athletics automobiles do donuts and melt away rubber.

See the video that prompted the law enforcement investigation in this article

The Baton Rouge Police Section released the pursuing statement Sunday relating to the celebration:

“We were being created informed of people associated in reckless driving on College Generate in close proximity to I-10. Models had been on other calls for company and were being dispatched to the scene.

Officers had been able to obvious the scene and reopen the roadways. BRPD is aware of these persons engaging in reckless driving and enforcement action has been taken in
the previous. We have manufactured arrests, towed automobiles, seized weapons, and issued citations to folks concerned in this style of illegal conduct. BRPD investigators are actively investigating this incident.”

Posts on social media Sunday early morning ended up a combination of praise for the automotive acrobatics and irritation from drivers who explained they sat in gridlock for extra than an hour with no obvious reaction from law enforcement.

Dozens of movies on social media showed similar scenes across the metropolis. Just one account described the night time as “Super Saturday,” indicating destinations would be shared on a non-public page.

Some movies – which appeared to be recorded between 10 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday –  confirmed helicopters that appeared to circle overhead at School Travel.

It was not very clear what agency they were being affiliated with or if they were being in the air simply because of the car or truck stunts or to keep an eye on site visitors leaving the Garth Brooks live performance at LSU.

A person video clip confirmed autos spinning out around South Boulevard and Nicholson Generate as fireworks exploded in the intersection while dozens of people today viewed.

A further video clip showed significant faculty college students observing the donuts in a parking lot near Best Golfing just after their prom just before signing up for the onlookers at School Push.

A social media movie from Higher education and I-10 incorporated the text “Dis 1 earning da information.”