Near Toulouse: At 2 g, he hits a biker and fled: prison closed
Last weekend, in Revel, a drunk driver ran over and injured a biker before fleeing. He was sentenced.
For the second time in just over two years, a 38-year-old man has been convicted by the Toulouse Criminal Court for causing a traffic accident while intoxicated.
Last weekend, the Revel gendarmes were informed that a traffic accident involving a car and a motorcycle would happen at Boulevard de la République.
On the spot, the witnesses indicated to the gendarmes that the driver of the vehicle had left the scene exclaiming: “I am drunk and I do not have the license!” “. Thanks to the indications of the manager of a bar located in front of the scene of the accident, the driver was arrested at his home. The individual, whose driver’s license was canceled in 2019, had nearly two grams of alcohol per liter of blood and tested positive for cannabis.
Arm in a sling, the biker, who came out with a broken wrist and thumb, told the court: “I was stopped at a red light. When I restarted I took a slight turn. The vehicle pulled up in front of me, I got hit and lost consciousness. I woke up on the sidewalk without understanding where I was ”.
“40 days of ITT: these are the consequences of your actions, sir! All because you took your vehicle without the license, that you drank too much and consumed narcotics. It’s a lot. We would like to have some explanations, ”asks the court. “I was not well, I had been drinking and doing anything. I knew I shouldn’t take the car and I did it anyway. I’m sorry, ”defends the defendant.
“These are just words, sir. The victim should not care. It doesn’t change his pain. She shouldn’t even be able to dress herself anymore. This is not the first time, you have already been convicted in 2019 for causing an accident, by fleeing! », Annoys the president.
“He’s a regular. He’s been driving without a license for two years. The next step is death! “, Thunders the public prosecutor before requesting seize months of imprisonment and the revocation of the two-month suspension resulting from his previous conviction, with continued detention. The requisitions are followed by the court. The man will have to pay a provision of 2,000 euros pending the results of the expertises and the future civil hearing.