Victim of the serious road accident which occurred on the A6b motorway this Thursday evening near Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne), David Heran, police officer and Sambo world champion in 2016, succumbed to his injuries this Sunday . At the time of the tragedy, he was out of service and driving his Peugeot 1007. Married and father of two children, David, 46, was transported to hospital by emergency services in a state of absolute emergency, just like four other victims.
A fundraiser was opened on the Leetchi platform to support his family during this painful ordeal. You can access it here. The prize pool
“will help with the funeral and various expenses. David has always been there for many of us. Let's be there for his family”asks Gaby, initiator of the collection.
Domiciling in Essonne, David Heran was a Parisian police officer known for his kindness and loyalty, but also for his very high level practice of Sambo, a combat sport combining judo, boxing and wrestling, a discipline which passionate. He has been teaching this sport at the Sambo Paris Université Club for several years with passion and rigor. David was also a consultant for Eurosport, RMC Sport Combat or even The L’Équipe channel.
Joining the national police in 2003, David was a police major assigned to the Departmental Directorate for Population Protection (DDPP), he had previously been a permanent delegate of the Alliance Police Nationale union in Paris for several years and had taken care of various units, notably the Security and Intervention Company (CSI), the Ile-de-France Network Brigade (BRF), as well as several services of the Directorate of Public Order and Traffic (DOPC).
The union organization published a message paying tribute to him this Sunday afternoon: “David was a seasoned police officer, a practitioner and enthusiast of combat sports as well as a dedicated delegate who worked for many years in the Paris regional office. (…) Your disappearance, as sudden as it is brutal, reminds us how much life is fragile and precious. All our thoughts are with your colleagues, sports companions and especially your family..
“A true sportsman capable of complimenting his opponent”
Many messages paying tribute to him have been published on social networks since the announcement of his disappearance.
“This makes us very sad. I am sure that up there you will continue to do what you knew best: humility, perseverance, transmitting, learning and sharing”writes a user on Instagram. “We celebrate the life of a good man, never a word out of place, a true sportsman capable of complimenting his opponent. We will miss you in the world of Sambo, you will always be remembered”another is moved.
The serious accident occurred around 11:20 p.m., in particularly difficult weather conditions, after heavy snowfall in Île-de-France. The region was then placed on orange snow-ice alert. According to the first elements of the investigation, the driver of a car “lost control of his machine, forcing the driver of the coach to deviate from his trajectory. The bus then overturned on the public road, hitting another light vehicle and the motorcyclist”detailed the prefecture. A police source indicates for its part that it was the driver of a scooter who suddenly braked following a slowdown, which surprised the driver of the Blablacar bus, en route to Brest (Finistère), would have deviated its trajectory to avoid not hit the two-wheeler, before overturning, leading to a collision involving five vehicles.
In addition to the four seriously injured, 31 other people suffered minor injuries. The investigations were entrusted to police officers from the CRS Île-de-France Autoroute Sud.
The Actu17 editorial staff presents its most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of David Héran.
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