Suspended prison sentence for running over a senior on a pedestrian crossing

The tragedy occurred on June 28 in Wittelsheim, near Mulhouse (Bas-Rhin). An 88-year-old passerby, who was advancing on a crosswalk using her walker, was fatally hit by a van. She died the next day from her injuries. The motorist, a forty-something, was tried Monday in Mulhouse for manslaughter, report the

. The individual who had neither alcohol nor narcotic in the blood, did not drive at an excessive speed either, specify our colleagues. On the other hand, without knowing it, he had just lost his driving license, in particular for speeding.

He finally received a six-month suspended prison sentence and must complete a road safety internship at his expense and have his driving license canceled with a ban on retaking it within six months.

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• Justice

• Mulhouse

• Road safety

• The elderly

• Octogenarian

• Manslaughter

• Pedestrians

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