In a fog to cut with a knife, the emergency services discovered the extent of the accident, Friday November 8, around 8 a.m. At the intersection of roads D40 and D48, near Chavin, the unlicensed cart is gutted. Its driver, a 77-year-old man from Malicornay, did not survive the collision, despite the intervention of firefighters and emergency services. The other vehicle, a station wagon, froze several meters after the impact.
His partner initially identified herself as the driver
The Châteauroux public prosecutor's office indicates that a judicial investigation was opened on Monday November 11, 2024, to determine the circumstances of the accident. The driver of the station wagon, aged 35, was indicted for the manslaughter of Eddy Guillot, with two aggravating circumstances. He was under a driving license suspension and had been drinking alcohol at the time of the incident.
Not present in the car
A woman, the partner of the accused, initially identified herself as the driver of the vehicle. Until the thirty-year-old admitted the deception during the hearings. According to our information, she was not present in the car at the time of the tragedy, which was confirmed by the prosecution. He could have picked her up after the accident to bring her back to the scene.
