A concert of sirens, accompanied by blue flashing lights, marked the end of the morning for residents of the city center of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Indre-et-Loire), Friday 1is November 2024, shortly after 11 a.m.
The driver of a Renault car crossed this residential area at full speed, closely followed by two motorcyclists from the national police. Responsible for a material accident in Tours, a few minutes earlier, he tried to escape from them after refusing to comply.
The driver took rue Pierre-Semard in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps in the wrong direction, Friday November 1, 2024.
© Photo NR, Phœbé Humbertjean
The motorist did not hesitate to go up rue Pierre-Semard in the wrong direction. Luckily, he did not come across any other vehicles in this one-way passage, where buses from the Fil bleu network circulate in particular.
He tries to escape on foot
He finally abandoned his vehicle – without causing another accident – and resumed his escape on foot. The police officers caught up with him and arrested him. It turns out the suspect was a juvenile.
Phœbé Humbertjean, with Julien Proult
