A 30-year-old man appeared Monday before the criminal court of Avignon (Vaucluse).
On the night of December 14, 2019, he had driven at 330 km / h on the A7 and had hit a car near Morières-lès-Avignon.
Two of the passengers in this vehicle were seriously injured, recalls
Le Dauphiné Libéré
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A few minutes before, the thirty-year-old had announced to his passenger that he was going to do a "welding", that is to say that he would not brake until the next toll.
The unbridled BMW had exceeded 300 km / h and had spun twice because of the rain before colliding with the victims' car, according to the young woman.
Already detained
The driver from Avignon, who had 1.7 grams of alcohol in his blood, already has several entries in his criminal record.
On Monday, he also appeared in the court box after being placed in detention for a drug trafficking case.
The court sentenced him to three years in prison, including 18 months suspended.
It will also have to compensate the two victims, who had found themselves on professional disability after the accident, up to €10,000 each.
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