The Guinean international striker from Clermont Mohamed Bayo, who had been taken into custody Sunday morning after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident, was released on Monday morning with a summons in front of the criminal court for drunk driving and unintentional injuries, according to information from BFM.
The player, his team's top scorer in Ligue 1 with six goals, was arrested around 7 a.m. on Sunday, shortly after a collision between his car and another vehicle, in Chamalières, after running a traffic light and crashing into another vehicle, injuring slightly two people who have been prescribed ten days of ITT.
He was coming back from a wedding
Mohamed Bayo, who returned from a marriage being "alcoholic", - he was subjected to a blood alcohol test which revealed a level of 0.88g / l of blood - the tolerated limit being set at 0.5 g / l - "committed a hit and run", but witnesses having recognized him, he was arrested quickly after the fact, pleading "panic" to explain his conduct.
Guinean international since March 2021, Mohamed Bayo was trained in Clermont where he has been made redundant since the age of 6.
He made his professional debut in November 2017 with the Auvergne club, then in Ligue 2, before his accession to Ligue 1 this season.
He participated on Saturday in the defeat of his team (2-1) in Nantes on behalf of the 11th day of L1, where he also scored, confirming his excellent start to the season (six goals in total).
According to BFM, the attacker had already been sentenced to six months of license suspension in 2019 for driving under narcotics.
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