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The car chase had lasted over an hour. The 26-year-old man who had been chased by the gendarmerie in several departments last September, before being arrested on theA72 motorway, was sentenced to two years in prison by the court of Saint-Etienne (Loire), this Tuesday, June 15, 2021, reports Progress.
The prosecution had requested five. The culprit was kept in detention at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier prison in Isère.
On cocaine
Last September, he was chased by the gendarmes after a theft of cigarettes from a service station in Drôme. The man had fled in a car reported stolen. A helicopter and several ground platoons had been deployed.
The fugitive, who had consumed a significant amount of cocaine specifies the regional daily, had finally been arrested up to Chambéon on the A72 motorway, thanks to a harrow. He lost control of his vehicle and hit three gendarmerie vehicles.
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