Luis, a 41-year-old man who is part of the Traveler community, was on trial Tuesday morning in immediate appearance before the Nîmes Criminal Court for traffic offenses and identity theft.
Two proceedings were initiated against Luis. The first case dates back to November 29, 2014 when he fled after a road accident in Sommières. That day, the accused was driving too fast, without a license, and collided with another vehicle on a poorly negotiated turn.
Seven years later, nothing has changed. Still without a license and still at high speed – 99 km / h instead of 70 km / h – Luis is checked on Avenue Kennedy in Nîmes. When the police arrest him and ask him his identity, the man with the 31 convictions gives the name of his brother. ” It was without doing it on purpose He said through the voice of a Spanish translator.
The court does not believe it. As he also does not believe in the various promises made during the hearing: “ As soon as I go out I pass my license “- although he has never spent it in more than 20 years – or” I will never drive a car again “. The prosecutor, Willy Lubin, sums up his words: “ It sounds like the stories we tell children “. It requires one year in prison. The court follows him and adds € 950 in damages to be paid to the victim of the 2014 accident in Sommières.
Tony Duret
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