Three police officers were injured while trying to stop the driver of a scooter during a speed control Saturday morning in Montpellier, we learned from the departmental directorate of public security (DDSP) of the Herault. Two police officers were injured after being struck by the scooter: "one in the knee and the second, more seriously injured, suffered from back pain and in the legs", indicated the same source. The third policeman was injured in the hand while arresting the driver of the two-wheeler who was trying to flee, she added. The three officials were to undergo medical examinations.
The police of the Montpellier motorcycle brigade were carrying out around 10 a.m. a speed control on a roundabout when they spotted a scooter traveling at 105 km / h instead of the 50 authorized. One of the bikers then motioned to him to stop. The driver "pretended to slow down, then accelerated and bypassed the police officer", explains the DDSP. In his escape, he struck two other officers nearby and fell before trying to escape, police said.
Without license or insurance
The 25-year-old driver, without a license to drive a scooter over 500cc and without insurance, was finally caught by the first police officer who signaled him to stop. "Slightly injured," the driver of the scooter, known to the police, was taken into custody, police said.
3 police officers were injured this morning in the Hérault following a refusal to comply. Full support for our agents who act daily to protect us. The author of these unacceptable facts was arrested and taken into custody. Cc @ prefet34
- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) August 1, 2020"Total support for our agents who act on a daily basis to protect us", reacted in a tweet the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin.
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