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A fatal road accident took place on Sunday December 8 near Amiens, a father was killed because of a driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The victim was returning from a visit to the hospital where his wife was treated following another car accident.
A vehicle was violently hit by a car on Sunday near Amiens. The driver, a 62-year-old father, was killed, his two daughters, present in the car, were injured, reports France Blue. According to local media, they had just visited the mother of the family, hospitalized following another road accident in Beauvais. She had been seriously injured.
This Wednesday, The Abbeville Journal specifies that the driver who caused the accident tested positive for alcohol and drugs at the time of the incident. The man, aged 40, was placed in pre-trial detention while awaiting his planned trial at the Amiens criminal court in January 2025.
He is being prosecuted for manslaughter aggravated by two circumstances (alcohol and drugs). According to The Abbeville Journalthe driver faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros.
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