Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating an incident in Mathews in which an elderly man suffered critical injuries.

Just after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, a concerned citizen called 911 after finding an unresponsive elderly man lying on the side of the road in the 100 block of Johnny Dufrene Drive in Mathews. The man had what appeared to be severe lacerations to his head. A deputy arrived and found a concerned citizen administering CPR to the man. The deputy took over administering CPR until EMTs arrived. EMTs established a pulse and rushed the man to a local hospital. He was later airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans where he remains in critical condition.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing. It is not yet clear how the man sustained the injuries, but investigators have not ruled out a possible hit-and-run crash.

Anyone with any knowledge of this incident is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.