in the dirt of the road, an officer hit with a baseball bat

The facts occurred around 4 am, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, near Gogney, in Meurthe-et-Moselle. An agent of the Interdepartmental Directorate of East Roads (Dir Est) in the center of Lunéville was in the midst of the salting of the roads when he was struck by two individuals with a baseball bat, reports
Eastern Republican.

A shock between the spreader and the vehicle of the attackers would be at the origin of the aggression, according to the regional daily. The victim was transported to the Sarrebourg hospital, before coming out in the morning. The perpetrators fled but an investigation was opened by the Blâmont gendarmes.