Palmade case: Dupond-Moretti wants to list products with “dangerous effects”

The Minister of Justice said he was in favor of creating a list of dangerous products while driving which are not, however, punishable by law.

By Valentin Dechambre for Le Point

IAsked about the serious road accident in which Pierre Palmade was involved on Friday February 10, 2023 in Seine-et-Marne, Éric Dupond-Moretti spoke on the set of BFMTV, this Tuesday, of his project to draw up a list of products that can have adverse effects while driving. After the collision, the comedian tested positive for cocaine and synthetic drugs. Three people were seriously injured in the other car involved in the collision, including a pregnant woman who lost her baby.

The Keeper of the Seals “considers working on a certain number of products that can be ingested and which do not fall under the scope of a criminal offense, but which can have deleterious effects”. For the Minister of Justice, “it is time to draw up a list of dangerous products, especially when driving”, referring in particular to nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, a substance very popular among youth. A work that the former lawyer wants to lead “in the long term”, in the name of “nuance” and against “wait-and-see” or “too rapid reactions”.