Overview
- Police say a 29-year-old in Nîmes refused to stop at a check, fled by car, abandoned it on a motorway bridge, and then hung over fast-moving traffic before officers pulled him to safety.
- The man was arrested unharmed, and one officer was injured during the intervention, according to the Alliance Police union.
- The Nîmes motorcycle unit pursued what the union called a high-risk chase that put several drivers in danger.
- An inquiry is underway to determine the exact sequence of the pursuit and why the driver refused to obey the stop order.
- In a separate case in Agen, a 37-year-old who fled police and crashed into a hotel wall was sentenced to nine months in prison, lost his driving license for a year, and was fined €250 for damage to the wall.