On the night of May 8 to 9, 2022, the son of star chef Yannick Alléno was killed in Paris, hit by a car while he was on a scooter with a friend, stopped at a red light. He was 24 years old.
Tried more than two years after the facts in front the Paris criminal courtthe alleged driver, Franky D., 27 ans, prosecuted for aggravated manslaughter and robbery with violencewill be decided on his fate this Thursday.
He is accused of having driven drunk that evening in a stolen high-powered car, without a license, at 120 km/h in the streets of the 7th arrondissement of the capital. At the hearing on October 31, the prosecution requested an eight-year prison sentence, as well as a cancellation of the driving license and a ban on obtaining it for 10 years. With six legal convictions on his record, the defendant faces up to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.
The reminder of the facts
On May 8, 2022, Franky D. joined his father-in-law and brother-in-law (also prosecuted for meeting theft) for lunch. During the afternoon, the three men wandered from bars to restaurants before ending their evening at Coya, rue du Bac.
It was at the exit of this upscale place in the capital that the young man allegedly grabbed an Audi RS6, a sedan worth 250,000 euros. According to the establishment's valet, Franky D. physically attacked him, a version that the person concerned disputes.
120 km/h speed
Under the influence of alcohol, and without holding a driving license, the accused drove through the streets of Paris, repeatedly breaking the highway code. Speeding at 120 km/h on a road limited to 30 km/h, Franky D. ends up hitting the back of a taxi before deviating from its trajectory and hitting the scooter of Antoine Alléno and his friend Anissa. The son of the famous chef died shortly after the impact, following major head trauma.
The driver tried to flee on foot before being caught by an off-duty police commissioner. At 1:35 a.m., two hours after the incident, he was checked with 1.56 g/l of alcohol in his blood.
Offense of “road homicide”
Since this tragedy, Yannick Alléno, the victim's father, has been fighting for the registration of a road homicide offense. For the defenders of this idea, this would make it possible to better take into account the behavior of drivers (consumption of alcohol, drugs, dangerous driving, telephone while driving, etc.). A bill to this effect was to return to the National Assembly for a second reading, before the dissolution last June interrupted the legislative process.
The Alléno family created an association in the name of the youngest son to support the relatives of victims of road violence.
