This sounds like a funny, "here, hold me beer," moment.
Khory Vaughan told WBRZ-TV he was stuck in traffic with Jimmy Jennings when Jennings chose to run from one side of the bridge to another and jump into the Atchafalaya River.
Jennings reportedly posted on Facebook later that it was a bad decision. He said that he was sore and was only alive thanks to his faith and the rescuers.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents and the St. Martin Sheriff's Office were dispatched to search for Jennings, who was found and then arrested.
I-10 west was reportedly closed for hours Friday afternoon after a 10-car pileup.