A man, tried this Monday before the Avignon Criminal Court (Vaucluse), was sentenced to one year in prison for having robbed a truck driver on January 14, 2020, reports
La Provence
.
Delivery driver by profession, he explained during the hearing that he had been contacted to carry out this robbery against 500 euros.
Material damage estimated at 21,500 euros
The facts date back to January 14, 2020. A truck driver who had just left his depot in Avignon was assaulted at the Bonpas bridge.
A car with three men on board had forced him to stop.
At gunpoint, the driver abandoned his truck and one of the criminals took the wheel.
The car and the truck were found set on fire.
The manager of the transport company, who brought a civil action, estimated his material damage at 21,500 euros.
It is the one who was driving the car at the time of the facts, a 28-year-old man, who was sentenced on Monday.
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