The immediate appearance hearing on Monday, May 27 had the theme of traffic crime. Two men appeared in court for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, all of whom were repeat offenders.
Already the author of a fatal accident, he is arrested again drunk
There are habits that die hard. This is the case of Eric B., born in 1984, stopped by the police on May 24 at 9:40 p.m. because he was driving his car with his lights off after leaving a bar. To make matters worse, he tested positive for alcohol with a level of 1.4 g/l of alcohol in his blood. He is also a repeat offender and was convicted on March 5, 2024 for manslaughter following an accident with his two-wheeler when he had been drinking and was also positive for cannabis. If he appealed the decision, he received 2 years in prison including 1 year suspended for these facts. Given the state of recidivism, he is judged this Monday in immediate appearance.
“ The situation of Mr. Eric B. is special“, reprimands the prosecutor, noting her latest conviction. “ Vehicles are weapons, and society cannot accept that individuals can cause accidents because they do not respect the rules of the Highway Code.“, adds the prosecution, which requires 10 months in prison including 5 months of reinforced probationary suspension as well as the continued detention of the accused. The defense explains, for its part, that the defendant has a difficult job and that he is therefore inserted. “ He must benefit from support so that he no longer repeats his risky behavior“, pleads the black dress who requests a suspended sentence for his client.
The court, which found Eric B. guilty, sentenced him to 10 months in prison, including 5 months suspended with continued detention. In addition, the court orders the cancellation of his license and a ban on driving any motor vehicle for 6 months. “This also concerns all scooters or electric vehicles”, specifies the president as a warning.
Driving without a license, without insurance, and under drugs
It was 8:35 a.m. when Lailidine A., born in 1995, was checked on May 25 in Saint-Denis by a police patrol. The agents note that his license has been canceled since April 28, 2022. A first offense often leads to another, he tested positive for THC and cocaine. In addition, it turns out that his vehicle is not insured. The prosecution decides to place him in police custody and then to have him tried in immediate appearance.
On the stand, the defendant explains that he took his car to go see his niece and tells the president: “I thought about whether to take the risk or not“. Not to the taste of the magistrate who pointed out to him that this is the fourth time that he is before a court for identical facts.
“ The risk is 45 deaths last year, and he takes the risk of being dangerous towards other users“, castigates the prosecutor in response to the defendant. “ He can’t tell himself that he shouldn’t get behind the wheel“, adds the prosecution which requires a sentence of 7 months in prison, the revocation of 2 months of a previous reprieve and continued detention, because the defendant had finished serving a sentence of home detention on April 22 for the same facts. “ He lowered his vigilance when his bracelet was removed. He is inserted and his night in detention made him aware of the seriousness of the facts“, pleads the defense which asks the court for leniency.
After deliberation, Lailidine A. is sentenced to 6 months in prison and the revocation of 2 months of suspended sentence with continued detention. However, the court orders an adjustment of the sentence under an electronic bracelet from prison within 5 days, considering that a prison shock will do him the most good. The court also orders the confiscation of his vehicle and a driving ban for 6 months.
