A horrible tragedy occurred on Saturday June 22, 2024 near Nantes. While playing in his allotment, a little boy aged just three died. The victim was actually hit by a 49-year-old woman in a car. The latter unfortunately did not see the child while she was parking her vehicle.
The events took place in a housing estate in the Jonelière district. According to information revealed by the newspaper
West France. The driver was taken into custody by the Nantes police. Following this terrible tragedy, an investigation into manslaughter, without aggravating circumstances, was opened.
Death of a three-year-old boy in Nantes: the motorist was placed under judicial supervision
Emergency transport to Nantes University Hospital after this collision, the victim unfortunately did not survive his injuries. According to information revealed Monday June 24, 2024 by the local public radio station France Blue Ocean. The motorist suspected of having hit the boy while reversing was indicted for “manslaughter by female driver of a motor vehicle“.
The Nantes public prosecutor’s office indicated in particular that “the judicial information must specify the circumstances of this accident“. Following her custody, the suspect was presented to an investigating judge within just 24 hours. In addition to being indicted, the driver was also placed under judicial supervision.
The suspect is prohibited from “driving any land motor vehicle”
It is precisely within the framework of this famous judicial control that the suspect was served with a ban on “drive any land motor vehicle” by the Nantes public prosecutor’s office. According to the results of the first tests carried out on the driver. The latter was not under the influence of any drug at the time of the facts. She had not consumed alcohol before to take the wheel.
The investigators in charge of this case also checked the documents of the vehicle involved. The insurance and technical inspection of the car that caused the young boy’s death are both in order. Now, the Nantes police will have to try to find out if the suspect was really capable of knowing that a three-year-old child was present behind her car at the time of the tragedy. And especially if the victim’s death could have been avoided.
