Overview
- A car participating in an unauthorized nighttime tuning meeting struck people at a Reims roundabout late Friday, causing multiple injuries and chaotic scenes as bystanders were knocked down.
- Initial reports said eight people were hurt but a later judicial update reduced the confirmed toll to four injured, three of whom remain hospitalized with one victim suffering a near‑amputation of a foot.
- The driver was arrested at the scene, tested positive for alcohol, was driving without a valid licence and is described by prosecutors as a multirecidivist; he has been placed in custody and was presented to a judge.
- Two young children were in the vehicle and sustained minor injuries, and hospitals treated victims for severe trauma and shock after emergency services transported them to CHU de Reims.
- Local officials condemned the illegal gatherings as dangerous and said the incident strengthens momentum for a Senate proposal that would create an 800-euro forfaitaire délictuelle to speed sanctions against motorized rodeos.