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Two men who had just caused trouble in businesses in Montbartier, in Tarn-et-Garonne, tried to escape the gendarmerie during a mad escape by car.
This Monday morning, two individuals caused trouble as they passed through the Albizia shopping center in Montbartier. They did not hesitate to hail and bother certain customers before a witness raised the alarm. Very quickly, a patrol from the Montech gendarmerie was sent to the scene. But upon seeing the police, the duo fled in the direction of Finhan. Driving at very high speed on small country roads, the motorist took all the risks while his accomplice was still standing by his side.
Arriving at the national road, departmental 813, the young man ignored the traffic light. Unfortunately, the vehicle of a woman who was traveling with her 3-year-old child was hit by that of the two thugs. Following the collision, both managed to flee on foot while firefighters intervened to take care of the two victims of the accident.
About to take a train
From then on, the gendarmerie deployed major resources. Forces from Caussade and Grisolles, without forgetting the support of the surveillance and intervention platoon, thus patrolled the surroundings of Finhan as reinforcements.
After only a few minutes of searching, law enforcement located the fleeing motorist who thought he was hiding in the bushes. But his passenger remained nowhere to be found. After investigations which did not exceed 1 hour, the second young man was intercepted on the platform of Montbartier station as he was preparing to take a train. Aged around 25, the infernal tandem was taken into police custody this Monday to be questioned. Particularly on his motivations. It is then up to the Montauban public prosecutor’s office to decide on the legal action to be taken in this case.
For their part, the mother and her child injured in the accident were hospitalized at the city prefecture hospital center. Luckily, their state of health did not cause concern.
