A 37-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday by the Montluçon correctional court (Allier). He received a one-year suspension of his driving license and a fine of 200 euros. He was being prosecuted for manslaughter after causing the death of a pedestrian in April 2019, reports
The mountain. That day, his vehicle collided with another car.
An “infinite regret”
But the latter rolled over several times and fatally mowed down a 69-year-old woman. The victim was in cardiac arrest when help arrived. Seriously injured in the head, she was declared dead in the evening. The 24-year-old driver who was hit suffered a broken rib. According to him, the defendant did not respect a stop sign before hitting his vehicle.
An opinion shared by the expert, who estimated the speed of the thirty-something at 30 km / h. According to him, the speed would have been slower if the stop sign had been marked by the motorist. “I marked the stop. I just stepped forward to have visibility, ”said the defendant for his part. The latter also expressed his “infinite regret”.
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