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MCPD Arrest Report 9/29/2021

Chief James F. Blair reports that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 32 calls for service within the last 24-hour reporting period. The following person(s) were arrested beginning September 28, 2021.


Juan Tapia Gutierrez
Juan L. Tapia-Gutierrez, 40 years of age, Address-Rayne Court, Morgan City, LA  was arrested on 9/29/2021 at 12:33 A.M. 
Charge:
Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Driving While Intoxicated -1st Offense
Vehicular Homicide

On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at approximately 7:49 P.M., the Morgan City Police Department received a call of a vehicle crash on Highway 182 in the area of Aycock St.
The initial investigation revealed a 2004 Dodge Ram dually pickup truck, driven by 40-year-old Juan Tapia-Gutierrez, left the roadway striking a utility pole and several parked vehicles in a parking lot on private property.

Juan Tapia-Gutierrez and the passenger were transported to an area hospital for medical treatment by Acadian Ambulance. The passenger later succumbed to his injures. The passenger's identification is currently being withheld until notification to the next of kin.

Investigators suspected driver impairment and obtained a blood sample for toxicology from the driver Juan Tapia-Gutierrez.

Juan Tapia-Gutierrez was later released from the hospital and placed under arrest by the Morgan City Police Department and was transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking.