In Vendée, prison closes for a driver after the death of a driver

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Five years in prison including one year suspended.

The judgment was rendered on November 9, more than a year after the tragedy.

On August 8, 2019, a 56-year-old woman died after a head-on collision with another motorist on a road in Vendée, near Poiré-sur-Vie.

The driver who hit it, seriously injured, could not appear Monday in court where he was tried for manslaughter, as reported by the newspaper Ouest-France.

Dangerous driving

The 36-year-old was driving without a license, without insurance, alcoholic and on drugs.

According to

, motorists who passed the driver before the accident testify to dangerous driving.

“It was traveling between 130 and 150 km / h on a portion limited to 80 km / h.

When help arrived, the volume of the Twingo radio he was driving was at its maximum.

In addition to the prison sentence, the young man is prohibited from taking the permit for ten years.

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