On the evening of December 24, this 29-year-old Thionvillois decides to spend New Years eve with his father in Yutz. He goes there in his car. Problem, he is already subject to an administrative retention of his driver’s license for driving under the influence of alcohol. On the spot, he will admit having had several glasses, in particular cognac.
On the way back, he realizes that he forgot his cell phone at his father’s house. He then turns around rue Jean-Jaurès, a narrow street where vehicles are parked on both sides of the road. After a hazardous overtaking, he struck a local resident with his rearview mirror and rolled over his foot. He then lost control of his vehicle, which crashed into two stationary cars in quick succession, throwing them several meters away.
The driver gets out of his vehicle and runs to hide. The police will find him lying on the ground in a nearby garden. It displays 2 grams of alcohol in the blood. The impacted pedestrian presents a fracture of the right foot and a bone tearing. “Fortunately we were walking in single file with my wife, otherwise it could have been much more serious,” he testified on Monday at the bar of the Thionville criminal court.
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Vehicle confiscation
Already arrested last August on the A31 for driving in an alcoholic state and taking narcotics – facts for which he will be judged on January 21 in Metz – the defendant has several withdrawals of the driving license to his credit, always for the same reason . “When I start drinking, I find it hard to stop,” he admits. “So, why did you take your car back?” “, Asks the representative of the prosecution. “Debility,” he replies. “You have no awareness of the seriousness of your actions,” she admonishes, requiring 18 months in prison, 6 of which are suspended.
The court will follow it in part, sentencing the Thionvillois to 18 months in prison including 10 probationary months for a period of 24 months. He is also served with an obligation of care, the cancellation of his driving license and the confiscation of his vehicle.
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