PONCHATOULA, La. —

A Tickfaw man has been arrested after shooting at a car during a road rage incident, critically injuring a pregnant teen girl.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Barry West, 54, of Tickfaw on four counts of attempted second-degree murder, one count of illegal use of a weapon and obstruction of justice. Advertisement

According to deputies, on Sunday, around 9 a.m., the 17-year-old girl was in a Ford Expedition with two other people traveling on North Hoover Road in the Ponchatoula area.

They encountered West, who was driving a silver Dodge truck in the same direction.

After an investigation, deputies determined the two cars were tailgating and brake-checking each other.

West shot one round into the Expedition traveling in front of him, where the teen g

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