What was this 24-year-old young man doing in the Saint-Chamand district of Avignon, behind the wheel of a parked car on January 20?
This is the question that the court asked itself this Wednesday, January 22. Response from the defendant, black tracksuit, arms crossed in the box: “I had to pick up some things from my girlfriend's house.“
Yes, but there you go. Following drunk driving in October 2024 (1.20 g, repeat offense and driving despite the cancellation of their license), those who are repeat offenders, as we say in the jargon , sentenced to 8 months with ban from Vaucluse for 3 years.
“I gave it a try.”
When the police check him as he tries to sink into his chair to make himself small, they realize that he is in violation of his stay ban. He had been prosecuted for the same facts the week before and had made exactly the same excuse. “I gave it a try. I swear, I was going to leave immediately.” “We tell you, we remind you, we condemn you and you come back for a reason that could not be lighter“, underlines the judge, annoyed. “I needed my stuff. Lack of luck, there was this control…“
-The prosecutor has had enough. “We give him flowers, we warn him once, twice. He has to take responsibility now. Besides, his excuse is unverifiable. He had the chances, he didn't know how to take advantage of them, too bad for him.“Deliberate: 6 months in prison, with continued detention.
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