« Do you realize that you are a danger? », asks the president. Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the Mont-de-Marsan judicial court sentenced a 60-year-old man to eighteen months' imprisonment, including twelve months suspended for a period of two years. The man drove his vehicle under the influence of alcohol, without a license and without insurance, and was a repeat offender. He already has ten convictions for traffic offences.
An accident in Saint-Justin
The facts for which he was tried this time date back to October 31, 2024 in Saint-Justin. The police intervened for a traffic accident, a vehicle left the road. The driver stopped in a ditch after hitting and falling a telephone pole.
The man is subject to alcohol testing. He weighs 1.44 g/liter, drives without insurance and without a driving license. “It was taken away from me in 2013,” he said during the hearing. A cook, the man highlights his numerous attempts to obtain his license, without success until now. “I registered several times. In Biarritz, Pau, on Ornikar, an online driving school. Each time, I came across restaurateurs who were filing for bankruptcy and I therefore had to change cities. »
“Is it always other people's fault if you don't have your license sir? You also say that your treatment for alcoholism is not effective,” the president retorts.
“Social anchoring through work”
If the facts are “indisputable” and they will undoubtedly lead to a sanction, the defendant's lawyer wanted to recall the issues of the hearing. “Monsieur is 60 years old. He still has some active time left. On the scale of sanction, we must favor social anchoring through work. He has been a cook for over forty years. Any pain that falls into another register would appear unproductive to me. »
In its requisitions, the public prosecutor requested twelve months of imprisonment, including six months suspended on probation. The sentence was ultimately increased by the court: eighteen months' imprisonment, including twelve months suspended.
