A 28-year-old man was arrested last weekend in Lyon after a 20-kilometer chase. The driver was driving 200 km / h on the banks of the Rhone. Already known to the police, he was sentenced Monday, November 19, immediate appearance to fifteen months in prison.
A 28-year-old motorist was arrested on the night of Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 November in Lyon (Rhône). Without a license or insurance, he was driving 200 km / h on the docks. The driver had previously burned several red lights and chained the zigzags. He was chased by the police bikers and was first able to sow them before being arrested and arrested on the ring road.
After a 20 km chase, the driver was finally stopped between Bron and Villeurbanne (Rhône). Without a driver's license or insurance, the young man refused to submit to alcohol screening while his state suggested that he could have drunk too much, according to police officers interviewed by Le Progrès .
He invokes his fear of the police
The driver was tried Monday, November 19 for immediate appearance. Before the judges, he said he "panicked" and cited his fear of the police and personal difficulties. He ended up swearing that he would never take the wheel of his life again.
The court sentenced him to 15 months in prison and kept in detention. Another motorist who had committed a large speeding ticket had already been sentenced in mid-November. The man, aged 22, was controlled at 140 km / h between Lyon and Villeurbanne and had received nine months firm.