The civil party and the Namur public prosecutor’s office contested the accidental theory. “Two neighbors claim that the driver made a maneuver before driving into the hedge. There were perpendicular tire tracks on the road,” explained the civil party.
On September 6, 2020, the two defendants who were chasing a vehicle were in turn chased by the police, in Auvelais. The driver ran a red light and refused several right-wing priorities to escape the police, in vain. His friend, who accompanied him, was acquitted of these charges.