Two men were in police custody on Monday, suspected of having fatally hit a woman in a car while trying to escape a police check overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Paris.
Two men were in police custody on Monday, suspected of having fatally hit a woman in a car while trying to escape a police check overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Paris, AFP learned from the prosecution, confirming information from hurry. “An investigation has been opened on the count of intentional homicide by driver of aggravated land motor vehicle, aggravated refusal to comply and attempted intentional homicide on a person holding public authority” and entrusted to the Service for the judicial treatment of accidents (STJA), added the prosecution. The facts took place around 02:00 in the center of the capital. A motorist refused to stop at a police checkpoint and, in his flight, hit a young woman who was crossing on foot a pedestrian crossing Quai de la Mégisserie, in the 8th arrondissement, according to the story of LCI and Le Parisien.
The victim, aged 24, died despite the intervention of the emergency services, according to the two media. The driver continued on his way, pursued by police motorcyclists, until he hit another vehicle. He fled on foot with his passenger, before being caught a little further by the police. The two men, aged 23 and 29, were taken into custody.
The fatal accident took place not far from Pont-Neuf, where two men were killed by a police officer who shot at their car on the evening of April 24. According to the patrol intervention report, the driver had started to avoid a check. The policeman was indicted for “voluntary homicide” and placed under judicial control.