A gendarmerie car.
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He explained that he "confused the brake and the accelerator".
A 20-year-old man struggled to justify himself on Monday before the Angers court, where he was on trial for an impressive hit-and-run in Maine-et-Loire.
The facts happened last Friday while this motorist was in a car in Chemillé-en-Anjou with his wife who was three months pregnant, reports the newspaper
Ouest-France
.
Driving without a license and without insurance, he first committed a refusal of priority before attempting to throw off the gendarmes, who had gone after him, over a distance of 36 km.
The young man ended his journey in a median, which he hit at 100 km / h.
In his flight, he had also hit two gendarmerie vehicles.
For these multiple traffic violations, the accused was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment, reports
Ouest-France
.
A new three-year ban from French territory was pronounced against him.
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