The prefect of Yvelines decorated the municipal police officer who was violently hit by a driver on September 18 in Chesnay-Rocquencourt, according to “78 Actu”. The official was hospitalized after being hit by a motorist transporting drugs. For the mayor of the town, Richard Delepierre, the fifty-year-old “risked his life to protect us”.
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A municipal police officer from Chesnay-Rocquencourt (Yvelines) was decorated on Monday November 11, 2024. Illustrative photo. | FRANCK DUBRAY / WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES
While the town of Chesnay-Rocquencourt (Yvelines) honored the soldiers who died for France this Monday, November 11, 2024, the authorities took the opportunity to also decorate a municipal police officer who could have lost his life in the exercise of his duties on the 18th. last September. That day, he was violently hit by a driver after refusing to comply. The official thus “risked his life to protect us”declared the mayor (MoDem) of the commune, Richard Delepierre, quoted by 78 Actu .
“I like to be in action”
The shocking images of the incident which occurred several weeks ago had been widely distributed. We could see the police officer thrown to the ground by a motorist during a check. The driver was arrested a short time later in possession of large quantities of drugs.
The 54-year-old agent was hospitalized. He has since resumed his professional activity. “I like being in action, doing this work in the service of others. This is why I am back in office, even if I have not recovered everything”he confided to our colleagues. The police officer received a distinction from Frédéric Rose, prefect of Yvelines.
To find out more: read the article by 78 Actu .
