Toulouse: a driver arrested after more than 20 minutes of pursuit in the heart of the city
Spotted near Arnaurd-Bernard on Monday evening, a driver fled police patrols for more than 20 minutes, accumulating traffic offenses, hitting vehicles of the anti-crime squad before losing control of his car, on the Coubertin bridge near the Toulouse Stadium.
Because he was progressing with all lights off, a driver was spotted by the police on Monday January 10 around 11:30 p.m. near the Place Arnaud-Bernard, in Toulouse. The first checks carried out remotely by the police from the anti-crime brigade showed that this Renault Clio was driving with license plates. The police therefore wanted to carry out a check, but the activation of the flashing light did not have the effect obtained. Instead of stopping, the driver accelerated towards the center of Toulouse and began to add the traffic violations.
Red lights, speed not adapted to, the man who is at the wheel of a dark straight on the boulevards, driving towards the War Memorial. A patrol of the anti-crime squad placed his vehicle crossing at the corner of alleys Jules Guesdes and Boulingrin but the driver continued on his way. The use of a first stop stick, these harrows supposed to puncture the tires, did not slow down the driver who after passing through the port of Saint-Sauveur “offered” a nice misinterpretation on Place Dupuy before continuing his journey towards the rue de Metz, again forgetting a red light but rushing, still determined, towards Saant-Cyprien. Behind the meadow of Filters, rue Laganne in the opposite direction, he backed up hitting a police car, a second vehicle narrowly avoided the collision which did not have the recklessness to continue on towards the Fer à Croix de fer rolling on the tramway before heading towards the Coubertin bridge.
Under narcotics and probably alcohol
After the Stadium, he wanted to join the avenue du Maréchal de Lattre-de-Tassigny but he lost control of his car, which was damaged against the anti-parking barriers. Not calm however, he then tried his luck on foot before being caught by the police. End of the story ? Not yet since he resisted his arrest, handing out a few solid kicks to officials who sought to subdue …
This 44 year old man, positive for narcotics according to a first test, was not able to breathe to check his blood alcohol level. The analysis of a blood price could confirm his consumption of strong drinks as a prelude to a crazy class that lasted more than 20 minutes. And according to the first investigations of the investigators of the legal support group of the Right Bank, he was driving an uninsured car without a license …
His passenger, a 28-year-old man, was also taken into police custody.
Five police officers filed a complaint against this driver.