Three and a half years. An eternity for the relatives of Léo Soulet-Pioppo, who came in number this Wednesday, May 7, within the pregnant of the judicial court of Agen. The faithful friend, the young man “solar”, the perfect son, as Léo Soulet-Pioppo was described in front of the magistrates, was killed in a frontal shock, on the night of December 23 to 24, 2021. Faced with him, the driver of a powerful Mercedes, a 30-year-old Agen. Which presented 3.39 grams per liter of blood that evening. “An alcohol level that we rarely see”. Justice, slow in this case – and it is an understatement – listened to the explanations of this rugby enthusiast, until late in the evening, this Wednesday. Or an “ultimate torture” pending for the young Léo’s family, arrived at 1:30 p.m. at the courthouse. The deliberation was rendered at 9:30 p.m. …
Beer, vodka, shooters
This Christmas Eve 2021, the Route du Ampténe crosses that of Léo, 27 years old, around 1 am, quai de Dunkirk, in Agen. Both come from the evening. Léo, driving his clio, leads to normal speed on this portion limited to 50 km/h. The defendant, on the other hand, is seen zigzagging on the track by several witnesses and evolving at high speed at the wheel of his sedan. The expertise confirms these statements: the thirty-something was driving at 105 km/h that night.
Ironically in this drama: the path of the victim and that of the driver crossed a few years earlier on the benches of the Palissy high school. Where they have established friendships. “Léo had come to eat at home a few months before the drama,” breathes the accused.
This evening of December 23, in a gravel bar, alcohol flows to flows for the respondent, who joins rugby friends after a business meal for lunch. Beers, vodka, shooters … He gets drunk with his friends. A server of the establishment, noting his disregarding state and having the fear that the situation will degenerate, asks him to leave the premises and tries to dissuade him from driving. An unknown, who sees the Agenais staggering, in fact the same. In vain … he doesn’t stand up, gets into his car, starts, accelerates. “I don’t know why I took it. This is the biggest error I made. The thirty -something gave up at the helm. Speak slowly. “I haven’t led since the facts. And I had to drink one or two beers with the family … I will never drink before driving. That’s sure. He recognizes the facts. Present his apologies to the relatives of the young Léo.
-Virgin locker
This Wednesday, at the helm, he talks about a black hole. He doesn’t remember anything. Father of the family in the virgin locker, the Agen explains the impact of such a drama on his personal life, and claims to have found in the practice of rugby “a outlet”. “This death occurred by disorderly conduct, it fades to replay you to rugby, hugging your child, the one you love. ” Papa, mom ” will no longer hear it. They no longer have their son, ”pleads Me Martial for the victim’s parents. “You only listened to your excitement, only your invincibility thanks to a few glasses. And the advice to hire Léo’s qualities, promised to become a sports agent. Young man with “limitless optimism”, who used to respond to a discouraged, disillusioned person: “Happiness is behind the door. Just push it ”.
“The world collapsed under my feet. The complicity no longer exists. The transmission, there is no more, ”delivers the victim’s father to the bar, tears in his eyes. Which, like the friends of Léo who came in number, did not hide his disappointment after the court, after the announcement of the deliberation.
Maxime Camaroque was sentenced to four years in prison, three of which had a single stay. The firm part of the sentence will be fitted out in the form of an electronic bracelet.
