The driver, who mowed customers of a bar, under judicial supervision

A police car driving at night (illustration).

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A young driver of 18, who had lost control of his car Wednesday in Nancy, injuring six people on the terrace of a café, was placed under judicial supervision pending his judgment by the criminal court, a- we learned this Friday from the prosecution.

At the end of his police custody, the young man "will be presented (Friday) at the end of the afternoon with a view to placing under judicial supervision with a driving ban pending the trial hearing" , said the public prosecutor in Nancy, François Pérain.

The date of the hearing was not specified.

No alcohol or narcotics

"The injuries caused by the accident can be qualified as slight", specified the public prosecutor in Nancy, stressing that "the person who had had his leg blocked does not suffer from an open fracture as had been indicated to us. , but with an open wound, which required stitches ”.

According to the statements of the young man, he had stopped to exchange texts.

On restarting, he had passed the first but had failed to pass the second.

"He then lost control of his vehicle and struck at low speed passers-by and customers of a bar," said the prosecutor.

The tests did not show any use of alcohol or narcotics and his criminal record "does not bear any mention", said the prosecution.

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