The judges were lenient.
However, the results of the accident caused by the defendant were terrible.
This Thursday, a 92-year-old man appeared before the Gap judicial court. He was accused of having knocked down two cyclists on November 6, 2023 on the Valserres road. It was a mother and her son.
The woman died from her injuries around twenty days later, and the young man was seriously injured (120 days of ITT). He has not yet fully recovered and must undergo further surgical procedures.
The height of horror was that the main victim lived in the United States and had come specially to Gap to visit his son who was starting his post-baccalaureate studies.
The Gapençais court took into account the advanced age of the motorist as well as the circumstances of the accident, considered a loss of control rather than a voluntary act.
The nonagenarian received an 18-month suspended prison sentence. His license was revoked and he was advised never to drive again.
