The National Assembly voted on Wednesday at first reading a bill to create a new offense of "road homicide" Demanded by victims' associations, this new name has an especially symbolic value and was supported by the government after the dramatic accident caused by Pierre Palmade. This transpartisan bill, adopted unanimously but with abstentions on the left, must now head to the Senate.
The adopted text also increases the penalties incurred for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and systematizes vehicle immobilizations and license suspensions.