Overview
- Detectives found a Dodge Ram key fob inside the crane and traced the matching pickup to Matthew Vincent in a nearby field.
- Police allege Vincent abandoned his truck, crossed I-10 on foot and manipulated the crane boom into the westbound lanes.
- The obstruction triggered four collisions that injured two people and caused major equipment and property damage.
- Vincent faces charges including simple burglary, aggravated highway obstruction, criminal mischief, pedestrian on the interstate, two counts of negligent injuring and five counts of hit-and-run, with bond set at $3,500.
- Louisiana State Police continue investigating the incident, probing for a possible accomplice and urging witnesses to contact detectives.