It is a tragedy that moved everyone in Laon. On October 4, Emma Gillet, 20, lost her life in a car accident near Chaourse. The young woman was a passenger alongside her boyfriend when, around 2 a.m., the vehicle left the RD966 road on which she was traveling and hit a tree.
The driver is currently in pre-trial detention
If the initial findings of the investigators involved excessive speed, other elements have just been added to the case. “ The accused was indicted for involuntary manslaughter aggravated by the circumstances of driving under the influence of alcohol and lack of a driving license », Announces the public prosecutor of the Laon judicial court. “ He is currently in pre-trial detention ».
Speed, alcohol and lack of a driving license would therefore be the three elements which caused the death of Emma Gillet. The young woman was from Dizy-le-Gros. Aged 20, she worked at the rural aid association (ADMR) with elderly people. Described as “ kind », « smiling » et « pleasant », the announcement of his disappearance shocked his entire village. “ She was a great girlsaid Martin Appert, the mayor, recently. Everyone knew her since her parents always lived in Dizy-le-Gros. She did her primary schooling in the village school, and her middle school years in Montcornet. »
