Hunter L. Lehmann

Vehic/Purs

Hunter Lehmann died after he crashed a stolen truck into a tree while fleeing police just after 7 a.m. An hour before the crash, a Walker police officer reportedly saw a pickup truck with sparks flying as it traveled on just three wheels. Police saw the pickup crash in a wooded area and Lehmann then fled the scene. Police later found out that the truck was stolen and gathered a description of the driver through surveillance images captured at a local convenience store where Lehmann had stopped. While police were searching for Lehmann, they received a report of a other being stolen from the Duff Road area, and Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies were called to a home on Juban Road in Denham Springs in response to a home invasion at around 6:50 a.m. Reports said a man entered a garage of an occupied home and then fled after being confronted by the homeowner. LPSO sent out a description of Lehmann and the other to area law enforcement agencies. Officers with the Denham Spring Police Department spotted the other on S. Range Avenue near Vincent Road in Denham Springs. Lehmann turned off S. Range into nearby parking lots and onto side roads. As officers initiated a pursuit, Lehmann reportedly continued to weave in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed before he lost control and crashed.