A simple radar check almost went very wrong this Wednesday in Strasbourg. A police motorcycle training team was in place on rue du Rhin Napoléon when an officer wanted to intercept a motorist traveling at 87 km / h instead of the 50 km / h authorized at this location.
But instead of stopping, the driver accelerated towards the policeman who managed to jump to the side at the last moment. He continued on his way before hitting a car and then a heavyweight a little further. End of the story ? No, since he then fled and was not found until ... the arrival of the tow truck supposed to evacuate his vehicle.
"We really avoided the worst"
Accompanied by his mother, it was a 16-year-old adolescent who came to denounce himself. He has been placed in police custody and will have to answer for speeding, refusal to comply, hit and run, violence against a representative of the public authority, or even a defect driving license.
#Strasbourg It fails to overthrow a policeman who asked him to stop & continues on his way. In his escape, he struck 1 vehicle & 1 đźšš. He still managed to escape on foot. A little later, he comes back with his mom ... the driver is only 16 years old! pic.twitter.com/cUOnkky1Ro
- Police Nationale 67 (@ PoliceNat67) February 19, 2020“My colleague had a very good reflex, because the motorist who drove very fast did not deviate from his course. We really avoided the worst, ”admitted the head of the Strasbourg departmental urban motorcyclist training in a message from the police of the Bas-Rhin. "We came close to the drama," adds another police officer. All this for a simple offense… ”
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