On the night of November 1 to 2, a motorcyclist tried to escape the Chinon gendarmes after refusing to comply, according to The New Republic. The incident began near Place Jeanne-d'Arc, where the police spotted a driver on a minimoto, not approved for the road.
Despite the injunctions, the biker chose to flee, launching a 3 km chase through the streets of Chinon. During his escape, the man took numerous risks, threatening not only his own safety but also that of other road users.
Refusal to comply and drug use
The chase ended when the police managed to overtake the fugitive, who ended up hitting their vehicle. Unharmed after the accident, the motorcyclist attempted a final escape on foot before being overpowered and taken into custody by members of the gendarmerie surveillance and intervention platoon (Psig).
The tests revealed that he was positive for narcotics, and he was tried in court on prior admission of guilt in the department of Indre-et-Loire. The sentence imposes seven months of electronic bracelet, five months suspended prison sentence, as well as a ban on driving a vehicle of more than 50 cc for four months and a ban on obtaining a license during this period.
