Even today, he doesn’t understand: “I can’t explain it to myself.” This Thursday, December 19, André
graying hair and a black down jacket, appeared before the Quimper judicial court for manslaughter. A legal qualification which, taken in isolation, struggles to transcribe the content of the facts judged.
A stop sign not respected
The facts date back to October 26, 2023. That day, around 1 p.m., André and his passenger, Paul
circulate in Briec (29), near the Trois-Croix interchange. On their path, no obstacle in sight. Only a stop sign. But André does not stop. His vehicle collided head-on with the car of a woman who was traveling on the priority axis. Under the force of the impact, André’s car rolled several times before ending up on its roof. In critical condition, Paul is airlifted to Cavale-Blanche, in Brest. He died shortly after.
“What happened?” », questioned the president of the court, Christophe Le Petitcorps. The defendant struggled to find his words. “I was taking Paul home. He told me he wanted to go to a store. It didn’t match the original route, so I turned around. And I can’t explain why, but I didn’t see the stop sign. » Was he unfocused? “It’s possible, yes,” admitted André.
“The defendant, too, must live with the loss of a friend”
Employed for several years in a high school in Quimper as an electrician, André has all his points on his driving license. With the exception of two speeding violations, he has never committed an offense and his criminal record is clean. He remains deeply marked by the accident: “What am I missing! “, he whispered, turning towards Paul’s family. “These are always complicated cases when a family loses a loved one and the defendant, too, has to live with the loss of a friend,” noted the prosecutor, Tania Deshaires, who recalled that the family had not did not wish to become a civil party.
My client is a careful driver, who was driving at a normal speed. He will remain branded by this accidentFor the magistrate, if the non-compliance with the stop sign is obvious, she considered that it was a “mistake”. She requested ten months of suspended imprisonment, a fine of 350 euros and the suspension of her driving license for one year. Requisitions that are too heavy for Me Lauret, the defendant’s lawyer, given the circumstances of the accident: “It is not the consequences that must be taken into consideration to punish, it is the fault committed. However, my client is a careful driver, who drove at a normal speed. He will remain scarred by this accident. » The court sentenced him to twelve months in prison, a suspension of his driving license for one year and a fine of 150 euros.
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