A refusal to comply turned into a tragedy.
During the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, a police patrol spotted a car driving with the lights off in Alfortville (Val-de-Marne).
Then the driver runs a red light.
Once they reached him, the officials asked him to stop to carry out an identity check, reports
Le Parisien
.
His passenger in custody
But the man refuses, accelerates and flees in the direction of Ivry-sur-Seine.
He runs several red lights as he passes.
When the police think they have lost sight of him, they discover a wrecked vehicle in the middle of the road.
They find the driver lying on the road a few meters further.
Ejected from his vehicle, the man had his foot severed.
The police immediately alerted the emergency services and one of them put a tourniquet on him.
He was then rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery.
Officers caught up with his passenger who had fled at a run.
He was taken into custody.
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