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ORTOLA

A 32-year-old motorist must be presented for immediate appearance before the Bordeaux judicial court on Wednesday.

He was arrested on Saturday after a chase with police officers, which began on the bypass and ended in the town of Pessac,

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On Saturday at 3.15 pm, the staff of the New Aquitaine motorway CRS carried out a roadside control operation on the inner ring road of Bordeaux, at the level of the interchange 14. An Audi brand vehicle then refused to stop facing the injunctions of the police officers, and flees.

He collides with two vehicles in his flight

According to our information, one of the police officers has the reflex to throw a "Stop Stick", a harrow one meter long, causing a puncture of a vehicle tire.

A chase then begins with the fugitive, in the town of Pessac.

In his flight, the individual collided with two stationary vehicles, without causing any injuries, before being arrested a few hundred meters away.

The young man was driving despite a invalidation of his driving license, and without insurance.

The drug test came back positive, and 50 grams of cannabis was found in the vehicle.

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  • Aquitaine

  • Bordeaux

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  • Car chase