Loire-Atlantique: steals a friend’s Chevrolet and ends up in a ditch covered in mud.

On the circumstances of his drunken escape, the main man involved will not be able to give much information.

“There is no memory. It’s a black hole,” says this 36-year-old man. Monday February 19, 2024 before the criminal court, and responsible for his case in the immediate appearance.

Friday February 16, 2024this father of three children was found covered in mud in a ditch, after losing control of a red Chevrolet near the Leclerc de l’Immaculée shopping center, in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique).

It turned out that an hour earlier, he hit a Renault Clio parked on the Boulevard Laënnec with this Chevrolet whose owner, a friend of the accused with whom he was working, immediately reported the theft.

Furthermore, he does not have a driver’s license.

“It was covered with a tarp”

Being very drunk, he was only heard at 4:00 p.m. while he was awake, the defendant was uncooperative with the vengeful police, who had to tackle him to the ground before “carrying” him away in their car.

“It was wrapped in construction canvas, like a sausage. Do we see this normal? », was upset by his lawyer M^e Pierre-Henri was killed.

On the way and at the police station, his client threatened the officers and spit on one of them.

It is enough to add a criminal record it is already full of 22 judgmentsand several terms in prison.

“total chaos”

This escape leaves this currently unemployed part-time worker in debt of 50,000 euros, mainly in fines and damages.

“I know I have an alcohol problem, and I will fight to the end to get rid of it,” he assures at the end of the trial.

The ministry also sees it as a conflicting relationship with the authorities.

“This leaves a bitter taste of total loss. Only strong closures will have at least a protective role for society.

The defendant was sentenced to 18 months in prison, with 9 months suspended, and a bond.

He will have to pay €2,987 to the owner of the Clio, €300 each to three police officers, and €600 to the person who spat on him.

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