a police car hit in Saint-Omer
Around five o’clock in the morning, the police of Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais, wanted to arrest a car which was traveling at high speed in the streets of the town. The driver drove into the police vehicle and then got out very threatening.
It was a road check that quickly degenerated at dawn, this May 22, 2022, in Pas-de-Calais. The Saint-Omer police officers, around 5 a.m., wanted to arrest a drunk driver who was revving his engine in the city center, driving at high speed.
The two police officers who carried out the check were terrified.
“The driver, visibly drunk, deliberately rammed the police vehicle. After getting out of his vehicle at the request of the police, he first refused the screening and then struck the two police officers several times”explains the Pas-de-Calais prefecture.
The angry driver was quickly brought under control. The police were taken to the emergency room for examination. The perpetrator was taken into custody. An excess that annoys at the highest level at the Prefecture. ” The prefect condemns the inadmissible and extremely dangerous attitude of those who break the basic rules of safety on the roads “specify the services of Louis Lefranc, prefect of Pas-de-Calais.