What was supposed to be a simple roadside check went wrong late Monday afternoon in the north of Toulouse. Police officers from the BST Nord, the specialized field brigade, wanted to check a car around 7 p.m. Only the driver preferred to rush straight ahead, throwing himself fully into the streets where traffic was heavy.

The broadcast of this refusal to comply on the airwaves of the national police mobilized several crews who arrived as reinforcements to try to block this crazy car before its driver caused an accident. “He zigzagged on the device. It was crazy,” says a witness.

At the height of the Borderouge interchange, towards Montpellier, a police officer launched a Stickstop, these harrows which cause the puncture of the tires of the vehicles. At that moment, the driver drove towards the policeman. His colleagues opened fire, “three times” confirms the management of the Toulouse police this Monday evening. The driver lost control of his sedan and came to rest against the safety wall.

In the vehicle, a BMW, neither the driver nor his two passengers were injured. The three suspects were arrested and taken into custody. It is not known why the driver sought to flee from the police. Police custody should enlighten investigators.