Lucie, 19, died on her bike on August 29, 2019, mowed down by a car in the early morning on Boulevard Netwiller in Toulouse.
The motorist, 30 years old at the time of the incident, was driving drunk (1.31 g per liter of blood) and on cocaine.
Back from an evening with friends, he took his car to drive a single kilometer.
At the bar of the court this Thursday, he acknowledged the facts and apologized.
"I don't care what justice will do with you," replied Lucie's sister.
I want Lucie to talk, Lucie to laugh, Lucie to be there!
What you took from me, you take from me every day.
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The victim's mother stressed that her daughter died "crushed" and "in excruciating pain".
She paid him a vibrant tribute, recounting his talents as a musician, his strength, his love of life before handing the defendant a photo of Lucie, “so that he can see who he killed.
He looks at her every day.
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The family leaves the room
Despite this irreversible act, the culprit is not a repeat driver.
At the time of the facts, he had 12 points on his license, an office job, a clean record.
His lawyer Thierry Deville will even say that his client "is probably more virtuous than him on the road".
An unbearable argument for the family who left the room with a bang, forcing the president to call to order.
The man was given a two-year suspended prison sentence and a three-year license ban.
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