After an altercation on the public highway, a motorist is suspected of having run over a cyclist with his vehicle this Tuesday in Paris. An investigation into “murder” has been opened.
This Tuesday, October 15, a 27-year-old cyclist was crushed to death by the driver of an SUV, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris after a dispute between the two road users, according to information fromNews 17. The victim died despite the intervention of the emergency services, the 52-year-old driver was arrested and placed in police custody.
An investigation for “murder” was opened by the Paris prosecutor’s office and “entrusted to the 1st judicial police district”, specifies BFMTV. According to the first elements of this investigation, “the driver of the SUV would have cut off the road to the cyclist”, on Boulevard Malesherbes around 5:45 p.m., indicates Actu 17. The cyclist would then have hit the hood of the car before the spirits heated up, the motorist restarted and drove on the two-wheeler. The scene was “violent and shocking”, according to the mayor of the 8th arrondissement Jeanne d’Hauteserre, contacted by France Blue Paris.
“These acts must be severely condemned”, believes Anne Hidalgo
The scene took place at an intersection between Boulevard Malesherbe and Rue Boissy d’Anglas. The intersection is considered dangerous by local residents, in fact, vehicles must respect a give way and ensure that there are no cyclists before entering. “The first witnesses having perceived a voluntary attitude of the driver during the movement of the car towards the cyclist, an investigation for murder”, has been opened confirms the Paris prosecutor’s office to France Bleu Paris.
The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo reacted by demanding extreme severity against the author of the fats:“It is unacceptable to die today in Paris, at the age of 27, while cycling. These acts must be severely condemned,” declared the city councilor.“SUVs have nothing to do in the city. They are nonsense for safety as well as for the environment,” judges Jacques Baudrier, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of Housing and the Ecological Transition of the city. Built.
From now on, the police’s findings are ongoing.“The duty magistrate is on site” and “the modalities of the investigation are being evaluated and will be clarified later”, specifies the Paris prosecutor’s office to Actu 17.