Annecy. Caught in Rumilly after hitting a low wall in Seynod
After hitting and degrading a low wall of the Audi car dealership located in Seynod, the driver and his passenger had fled without dragging.
It was without counting on the responsiveness of one of the company’s employees, who witnessed the scene. The facts date back to Tuesday, May 31, around 3:30 p.m. The employee, a reservist soldier of the gendarmerie, then alerted the operational center, while following the fugitive by car taking the direction of Rumilly.
A witness, military reservist, in pursuit of the fugitive
A reception device is launched to intercept the car whose description has been given, as well as that of its two occupants. The gendarmes of Rumilly square the sector.
The vehicle was finally reported stopped in a field. Driver and passenger are on board but have swapped places. Their attempt to cover their tracks will not hold up against the testimonies allowing them to identify the driver and place him in police custody.
The investigations revealed that the 19-year-old man, originally from the Rumillian basin, proved to be a repeat driver without a license or insurance.
Six months in prison, under an electronic bracelet at home
Judged in immediate comparison, the young man was found guilty of driving without a license in recidivism, driving without insurance in recidivism, hit and run after accident and endangering others. The man was sentenced to 6 months in prison, arranged in the form of house arrest under electronic surveillance.
The young man will also have to follow a stage of road safety awareness and reimburse the company for the damage suffered. His vehicle was confiscated. He will also have to reimburse the damage suffered by the company. “In addition to the responsiveness of the soldiers of Rumilly to challenge the author, this news item illustrates the permanent commitment which unites the gendarmerie and its reservists on a daily basis, custodians within the population of the Nation army link and of the civic spirit”, underlined Lieutenant-Colonel Maxime Chevallard, commander of the Annecy gendarmerie company.