The words of the public prosecutor are striking: “You use your car as a weapon. These facts are repetitive and serious. » The man to whom these words are addressed holds the helm and lowers his head. Justice accuses him of a series of acts committed at the wheel of his Golf, on Saturdays 1is June 2024 in Chassignolles and Sunday June 2, 2024 in Pouligny-Notre-Dame. Four “irresponsible behavior” against his ex-partner and his son. “You squeal your tires in front of their houseexplains the president. As she parks, you put your vehicle across her path, you rush towards her, while she is stopped at a stop sign…” The examples are numerous and some are confirmed by the tire marks on the ground noted by the police. “They might not be mine.”says the defendant, already convicted for similar acts in December 2023.
For the representative of the public prosecutor, “a first conviction should have put an end to these actions. In fact, this was not the case and today, at the helm, he minimizes his role. » Then, “we are of course endangering the lives of others with a weapon that a car can become. I am asking for eight months' imprisonment, as well as the revocation of a six-month suspended sentence, the cancellation of his driving license and the confiscation of his car. »
Eight months closed and confiscation of the car
In defense of the accused, Me Jérôme Dubois-Dinant recognized “temporal proximity” between a first judgment and these new facts which support “on a sick jealousy”. He acts like this “to impress his ex-partner”but it is obvious that the results are completely the opposite. “My client must begin to think abouthe continues, and be aware of the danger he creates for everyone he meets. »
This motorist was ultimately sentenced to eight months in prison. The partial revocation of a three-month suspended sentence was also pronounced, as well as the suspension of his driving license with a ban on retaking it before a period of twelve months and the confiscation of his car.
