Through Writing Vire
Published on 21 May 21 at 14:31
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The police court from Caen (Calvados) sentenced, this Wednesday, May 19, 2021, a young man to a fine of 300 € and a license suspension six months. He had been checked on the territory of the commune of Souleuvre-en-Bocage (Calvados) with a speeding greater than 50 km / h.
The check took place in the afternoon of February 28, 2020, in the old town of Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces. The driver (he played last season with the reserve team of‘Forward Guingamp (National 2), and before that with the Malherbe reserve) had been flashed at 185 km / h, for a speed finally retained of 175 km / h, on a portion of the A84.
Rather than 130 km / h, the speed was limited for the young man, still holder of the probationary license, to 110 km / h.
The 22-year-old had not disputed the facts. The respondent had explained that he was traveling between Côtes-d’Armor and Caen, where he had to drop off his friend, a passenger, at the station.
“His father was in the hospital,” he said on Wednesday at the bar.
My friend was on the phone with him, he asked me to speed up because the last train was leaving at 6 p.m. I pressed a little. “
The two men had been slowed down along the way by a mechanical problem.
“We’re not all Cristiano Ronaldo”
“When I drive, I don’t look at the odometer,” added the defendant, who then thought he was going around 140/150 km / h. “What is scary is that you do not look at the meter…”, the president pointed out to him.
” Oh yes ! I watch all the time, finally corrected the young man who presented himself without a lawyer. Did I realize the danger? At the time, no. I just wanted to arrive. “
“You realize that you made a mistake, you paid … Even driving at 180 or 200 km / h, what are you going to gain, two minutes? I know I put my friend and me in danger. As I said to the gendarmes, never again, ”added the respondent, who has not driven for over a year, due to an administrative suspension.
This semi-professional football player, who has worked with several Western teams, has no criminal record.
“I’m not going to fantasize about the current salaries of footballers …”, commented the public prosecutor, calling for a fine of 400 € in addition to the suspension of license for six months.
“We are not all Cristiano Ronaldo, retorted the man. I’m struggling financially right now but here’s what… I’ll do everything to bounce back. This story served as a lesson for me. “
At the end of the hearing, a relative of the condemned left the room warmly greeting the members of the court and saying: “Long live justice! “
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