A 30-year-old man is on trial from this Monday, April 4, 2022, to Wednesday, April 6, for allegedly deliberately crashing into a passer-by in Perpignan in 2018.
On November 12, 2018, police were called to a traffic accident on Rue des Mimosas in Perpignan. According to initial information, a car driver had driven onto the pavement and violently hit a pedestrian, who was thrown several metres and finally crashed into a lamp post.
The 56-year-old victim, who was in a coma and had suffered severe brain trauma, was taken to hospital and was in danger of losing his life. The 50-year-old, who was assisted by lawyer Lise Peltier, has since been unable to recollect the crime, but has significant consequential damages, including a loss of physical health.
The then 26-year-old driver was stopped at the scene of the accident and admitted to being under the influence of a cocktail of cocaine, cannabis and medication. In the course of the investigation, he had provided several versions of the facts. It was like a dream, I felt pushed to do it, my hands turned the steering wheel,” he said.
(…) “He is a man in great psychological problems,” added lawyer Gérald Brivet-Galaup, who will be handling his defence together with lawyer Heloïse Dulieu. “Under no circumstances should he be mixed up with terrorist acts, which have nothing to do with this case and for which he should not be prosecuted in any way. He is homosexual, Muslim and has been disowned by his family. He is depressed, suicidal and falls into the realm of nursing rather than correctional services.” The verdict is expected on Wednesday April 6. L’Indépendant