The gendarmerie and the public prosecutor's office confirmed this Sunday evening that a man presented himself to a gendarmerie brigade in Haute-Vienne. The man allegedly admitted the facts after fleeing in an accident which cost the life of Jean-Marc Chatard, better known to the inhabitants of Haute-Vienne under the nickname “the man in blue”.
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The call for witnesses was launched very quickly to try to find the driver accused of having hit the famous cyclist from Limoges, this Friday, November 8. The latter had been hit by a car and died during the night at Limoges University Hospital.
This Sunday evening, the Limoges public prosecutor's office and the gendarmerie specified that after numerous calls received, a man presented himself to a gendarmerie brigade in the department. He allegedly admitted the facts and was taken into police custody.
Justice clarified that it did not wish to comment further on the case, preferring to allow time for the investigation to understand the circumstances of the tragedy.
The police had specified, following investigations by scientific teams at the scene of the accident, that the cyclist had most likely been hit from behind on departmental 979, in the town of Eyjeaux, when he had almost arrived home, around 6:20 p.m.
The 74-year-old man was then seen on the side of the road by motorists who alerted the emergency services.
Also read: Death of the man in blue: “When I passed him on the road, I said to myself, I’m going to have a good day”
Since this Saturday, tributes to this man, both famous and anonymous, have multiplied in the city.
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