Anne Hidalgo wants to name a place in Paris in tribute to the crushed cyclist

According to information from RTL confirmed by Le FigaroAnne Hidalgo decided this Friday, October 18 to name a Parisian place in honor of Paul Varry, cyclist crushed by a car last Tuesday following a dispute with a motorist, who has just been indicted for homicide voluntary. The location in question must be defined in the coming days, in consultation with the family of the deceased and the cycling association to which he belonged, Patrick Bloche, first deputy mayor of Paris, told RTL.

The events took place at 5:45 p.m. on Boulevard Malesherbes, in the 8th arrondissement. Paul Varry, 27, was cycling home from work when a dispute with Ariel M., the driver of an SUV, broke out. According to testimonies “collected at this stage” and the exploitation of video surveillance, the driver, after running over the foot of the cyclist while he was traveling on the cycle path, “turned his wheels in the direction (of the victim who got off his bike, Editor’s note) and resumed walking forward in his direction”detailed the prosecution.

Wednesday evening, a tribute was paid to Paul Varry at Place de la Madeleine where 800 people gathered, according to the Paris en Selle association of which he was a “active member”. Il “had made the development of cycling a lifelong commitment, notably writing the white paper for pedestrians and cyclists in Saint-Ouen, which largely inspired public action in the deployment of soft mobility on a city scale »highlighted in a press release the town of Saint-Ouen, where the victim lived.