State v. Welch

12Chadward Channell Welch, convicted of aggravated flight from an officer, appeals his adjudication as a third felony offender and his sentence of life at hard labor without benefits. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Shortly after 2:00 am on May 21, 2009, Shreveport Police Officer A.J. Kelly saw an older-model Olds 88 Royale make an illegal U-turn on Lakeshore Drive. Suspecting the driver was drunk, Officer Kelly flashed his emergency lights and sounded his siren to stop the Olds, but the driver sped off, leading the officer on' a high-speed chase into the Queensborough neighborhood. In…