A police officer died in intervention at Le Mans in Sarthe on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. Shortly before 4 a.m., he was hit by a vehicle trying to flee, according to the press release from the Ministry of the Interior.
According to the first elements of the investigation, this brigadier of the police rescue unit of Le Mans, accompanied by two colleagues, was in intervention at the request of the firefighters to help a drunk driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel of his vehicle in full swing. way.
The driver arrested
The police officer was removing the ignition key from the vehicle when the driver accelerated and dragged him several meters before hitting a wall, said FranceInfo. The sergeant died on the spot. The driver was arrested.
This night, in Le Mans, the Nation lost one of its everyday heroes.
To his family, his relatives, I want to say my support and the solidarity of the whole country.
I share the immense emotion of his fellow police officers: may they once again be assured of my deep respect.
I learned with deep emotion of the death, last night, of a brigadier from the Le Mans emergency police unit while carrying out his missions.
My thoughts are with his family, his loved ones, as well as his colleagues at the @PoliceNationale.
I will be by their side this morning.
The deceased policeman was 43 years old and the father of three daughters. An investigation has been opened. The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin expressed his "deep emotion". He is expected at 10:30 am at the Le Mans police station.
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