2018-11-07 19:37:33
PONCHATOULA, LA (11/7/18)- On the night of November 6, 2018, Ponchatoula Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for failing to use a turn signal. During the traffic stop, officers found one of the rear passengers, Christopher Bridgewater, to be unresponsive. Hammond Police officers were also on scene as Ponchatoula officers called for assistance from the Ponchatoula Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance. Bridgewater was transported to North Oaks Medical Center for further treatment, where he later passed away. The Coroner’s Office is awaiting results from the toxicology report and currently investigating the cause of death. The driver, Yvette Dickens, was issued a citation for failing to use a turn signal and the other two passengers were booked on outstanding warrants. April Mosely was booked on 19 counts Failure to Appear and Leo Dickens Jr. was booked as a Fugitive of another Jurisdiction and turned over to the Hammond Police Department.