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French Rapper Koba LaD Sentenced to Six Years for Fatal Car Crash

A tribunal annulled his driver’s license for ten years in response to findings that excessive speed under cannabis influence caused the September 2024 collision.

Overview

  • A Créteil court convicted Marcel Junior Loutarila, known as Koba LaD, of aggravated involuntary manslaughter for the September 10, 2024 accident that killed his friend and stylist.
  • Prosecutors had sought seven years; the court imposed a six-year prison term and ordered him to remain in custody.
  • Toxicology reports showed THC in his blood; investigators found he crashed at high speed into a stationary truck on an A86 slip road.
  • During the trial, Koba LaD acknowledged full responsibility, stating “de A à Z, je suis en faute” after offering repeated apologies to the victim’s family.
  • The conviction builds on prior sentences for violence and drug offenses; he is also under investigation for alleged ties to the Mohamed Amra prison escape.