On October 12, 2021, the driver of a vehicle, traveling on the A31 in the Luxembourg-Thionville direction, overtook a truck at Volmerange-les-Mines. Once his maneuver is complete, a vehicle coming from nowhere overtakes him from the right and then positions himself in front of him, braking aggressively.
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The driver victim of this fishtail then violently collided with the guardrail. Fortunately, the damage is only material. If the driver did not deign to stop, the victim was however able to raise his license plate. He will immediately file a complaint with the CRS 30.
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Judged in his absence
Summoned, the driver will say that he does not “remember having committed an accident or even having taken the car that day. Judged in his absence this Wednesday at the Thionville Criminal Court, the man, a 31-year-old Thionvillois with five entries in his criminal record, was the subject of the wrath of the public prosecutor. ” He lies. It is anything but an involuntary accident, further characterized by a hit-and-run and failure to assist a person in danger. »
His lawyer, Me Amadori, regretted the absence of material elements in this file. “There is no video, only the opinion of the victim. Perhaps the latter simply lost control of her vehicle…”
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Driving license canceled
In the end, the court decided to sentence the discourteous driver to a six-month prison term, to cancel his driving license with a ban on re-taking it for six months, and to pay the victim compensation. of €1,500.
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