Illustration of a police car at night, here in Rennes.
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A 23-year-old young man was tried on Wednesday in the Lorient court for having run into a police vehicle on September 19, reports
Le Télégramme
.
Traveling with two passengers on board, the accused had first tried to escape control by the anti-crime squad.
A chase was then engaged in the streets of the city.
After running a red light, the driver had hit head-on another police car in which there were three officers.
Two of them had been seriously injured, one still being confined in a medical bed.
The passengers in the vehicle involved in the collision were also slightly injured.
He was driving without a license and under the influence of alcohol and drugs
During his arrest, the police discovered that the young driver was driving without a license and with an alcohol level of 1.16 grams in his blood.
According to
Le Télégramme
, he also admitted having smoked ten joints during the day.
Several grams of cocaine and cannabis had also been seized in the vehicle after the accident.
In an irregular situation and already convicted several times for traffic offenses, the individual was sentenced to six years in prison.
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