Toulouse: after a chase, he punches a policeman
Totally drunk, the driver of a utility punched a police officer in the face after a chase in the streets of Toulouse. Officers also found cocaine on him.
The facts date back to January 19 around 8:30 p.m., a police patrol carried out a series of road checks in the Ginestous district. In the distance, officials see a Renault Trafic. At their sight, the driver of the van abruptly turns around. The police immediately chased him smoking. The motorist drives at breakneck speed but soon finds himself stuck in traffic which is still very dense at this time of the evening.
The officers ordered him to stop his vehicle. In a daze, totally overexcited, he opens the door of his van with a sudden gesture and almost knocks over one of the members of the police. Things escalate very quickly, this 34-year-old individual, in an advanced state of intoxication, gesticulates in all directions, yells and insults the police before striking a punch in the face of one of them. ‘them. The officials manage to arrest him, by searching him, they discover that he is in possession of a little cocaine. The driver is immediately placed in a drunk tank. His alcohol level is approaching the peaks, just over 2.40 g per liter of blood. He also tested positive for narcotics.