The driver, after running over the foot of the cyclist while he was traveling on the cycle path, “then turned his wheels towards” the victim who got off his bike and “resumed walking forward in his direction”, according to documents. first analyzes and testimonies.
The custody of a motorist, suspected of having run over a cyclist on Tuesday in Paris, was lifted on Thursday and he must be presented to an investigating judge on Friday with a view to possible indictment, indicated the prosecution from Paris. 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, “had then turned its 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.
The events took place Tuesday at 5:45 p.m., on Boulevard Malesherbes, in the 8th arrondissement. The cyclist “had knocked on the hood to alert the driver, who initially backed away, freeing his foot”continues the public prosecutor. He then had “dropped his bike to position himself at the front left of the car, showing his displeasure. The driver then turned his wheels towards the pedestrian and resumed driving forward in his direction.he added. The autopsy confirmed the marks of the body being crossed by the vehicle and the video surveillance shows an elevation of the front, then the rear of the left side of the vehicle, it was specified.
Murder investigation
The victim, aged 27, was named Paul, according to the Paris en Selle association which described him on “active member”. The motorist’s daughter, born in 2007, was in the vehicle, an SUV according to several media. The driver of the vehicle, aged 52, was arrested and taken into custody. The prosecution had opened a murder investigation, entrusted to the 1st district of the Parisian judicial police. “Alcohol and drug tests came back negative”said the public prosecutor.
The accident sparked strong reactions from elected officials in the capital, where soft mobility, in particular bicycles, has taken an increasingly prominent place in recent years. Around 200 people gathered on Wednesday evening at Place de la Madeleine in Paris to pay tribute to the victim, according to the Paris en Selle association, which initiated the event.
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