Near Rouen, a hunter’s bullet grazes the head of a motorist
Through Adrian Filoche
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huge fright. As she was traveling on Saturday January 28, 2023 around 12:30 p.m. at Quevillon (Seine-Maritime)near Rouen, a motorist almost got shot by a hunter after she smashed the window of her vehicle. The bullet didn’t go far from his head.
The bullet grazes her head, she lodges a complaint
The bullet “blew up a side window of her car and ended its race near her”, relate our colleagues from Paris-Normandy. The incident occurred while a hunt was underway in Quevillon.
The driver involved in the incident filed a complaint. Contacted by 76newsthe public prosecutor of Rouen confirm the facts as well as the opening of an investigation to determine the circumstances of this accident.
“Remember the safety instructions”
Asked by 76news, Jose Domene-Guerin, the president of the Seine-Maritime hunting federation, confirms having been made aware of the incident. “I’m going to make a statement this [lundi] morning for remind hunters of the safety instructions » , he insists. And to add: “When we arrive at the end of the season, there may be relaxations. We have to put the hunters back on the alert”.
According to him, “it is always necessary to repeat and recall the safety instructions. Its very important. To avoid any risk taking. Hunters need to be aware. The president of the Seine-Maritime hunting federation concluded by assuring that “there are fewer and fewer accidents”, even if he assures that “Even one accident is still one accident too many”.
On Saturday January 21, in Eure, a 75-year-old man was shot in the arm in Montreuil-l’Argillé. Seven hunters were heard by the gendarmerie.
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