The traffic jams on the way back from the beach were not a valid excuse. Result: 135 euros for each of the three passengers in this car, bikes attached to the rear. 6 p.m. this Saturday, the gendarmes were deployed in the center of Segonzac for an operation of reinforced controls which surprised more than one motorist. Seven verbalizations in thirty minutes.
Same refrain in Barbezieux, Chasseneuil, Ruffec, Angoulême … “It is the only holiday weekend in the three zones, the weather is good, the days are getting longer … However, the epidemic stage is still quite strong. The instruction is:” no slackening “”, observes Magali Debatte, the prefect who made the trip to Grande Champagne yesterday.
“We cannot allow a person to leave the frame for a leisure activity, adds Colonel Pierre-Henri Crémieux, commander of the Charente gendarmerie group. If you’re going for a walk on the coast, you have to take precautions to be home on time. “ The message got through. New control operations will take place this Sunday.
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