On the eve of New Year’s Eve, around twenty gendarmes from Eure-et-Loir were already on the ground, this Thursday, December 30, to carry out control operations on several major roads in the department.
Soldiers from the motorized platoon of Thivars and the motorized brigades of Janville, Dreux, Nogent-le-Rotrou and Châteaudun were mobilized, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at six checkpoints.
Road checks in Eure-et-Loir to “cover the territory” during the holidays
Yannis Bouzar, chief of staff of the prefect of Eure-et-Loir, traveled on one of these devices, along the RN 154, in Bonville (Gellainville). He was accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel Gabriel Lothe, second in command of the Eure-et-Loir departmental gendarmerie group.
Yannis Bouzar explains:
“Through these operations and those that will be carried out on the evening of December 31, we want to mark the occasion. We want people to know that if they take the road in conditions that are not suitable for driving, the forces of the order will be there. “
Yannis Bouzar (chief of staff of the prefect of Eure-et-Loir)
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Posted on two sides of the RN 154, in Bonville, this Thursday, December 30, the gendarmes stepped up the checks at the request of the public prosecutor of Chartres. “This allows us to carry out investigations which can go as far as the seizure of the vehicle”, specifies Lieutenant Brice Dabard, who piloted the operation in Bonville.
Six driving licenses withdrawn during a night road check in Nogent-le-Phaye
The soldiers intercepted a man who was driving his car despite the administrative cancellation of his driver’s license. His vehicle, registered in the Loiret, should be confiscated for at least seven days.
Another motorist, who was driving without a license, tested positive for narcotics and had a repeat offense. “Narcotics were inside the vehicle,” notes Lieutenant Brice Dabard. Aged about fifty, the driver, originally from Dordogne, was taken into custody at the Thivars motorway peloton.
For the evening of New Year’s Eve, 121 gendarmes will be on the bridge in the department. “The objective is to fight against road insecurity and to prevent illegal gatherings, such as rave parties, from being organized”, explains Lieutenant-Colonel Gabriel Lothe, second in command of the Eure departmental gendarmerie group. -and-Dormouse. Numerous roadside checks will be carried out. “This year, as the nightclubs are closed, we will cover the entire territory to control as many motorists as possible“, warns Lieutenant-Colonel Gabriel Lothe.
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Helene Bonnet
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