The driver of the scooter, who fled after the fact, is actively wanted.
A young peacekeeper was seriously injured on Saturday evening July 9 in Amilly (Loiret), after being hit by a two-wheeler driver, who is actively wanted, the Montargis prosecution said on Sunday.
Saturday around 11:00 p.m., in the urban area of Montargis, “police officers wanted to check the driver of a scooter who was without a helmet”said the public prosecutor of Montargis Loïc Abrial in a press release. “The two-wheeler driver refused to submit to checks and continued on his way. According to the first elements of the investigation, he would have carried out a maneuver with his scooter causing him to return in the direction of the police. On this occasion, he allegedly hit a police officer, a trainee peacekeeper.continues the magistrate.
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In her twenties, she had recently taken up her post at the Montargis police station. Victim of several fractures to the legs and face, she was immediately taken care of by the emergency services and hospitalized. “His vital prognosis is not engaged but his injuries are considered serious”specifies Loïc Abrial.
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On Twitter, the Loiret police ensure that the young policewoman “was intentionally hitby the driver. “Unconscious, she had multiple fractures and is operated“, according to the police.
The driver of the scooter, who fled after the fact, is actively wanted. A flagrant investigation for attempted murder of a person holding public authority has been opened and entrusted to the Montargis police station, according to the prosecution.
The Montargis prosecutor assures the police officer of his support and recalls that the crime of attempted murder of a person holding public authority incurs a sentence of life imprisonment for its author.