Overview
- The student, identified as Mathis, was struck just before 5 a.m. on Boulevard de la Liberté near Place de la République and died despite emergency care.
- Police say the motorist refused to stop, sped through a red light on a bus lane, and hit the pedestrian before being arrested a few hundred meters away.
- An inquiry for homicide by vehicle and refusal to comply has been opened, and the suspect was placed in police custody after initially contesting the allegations.
- According to multiple sources cited by TF1-LCI, the driver had consumed nitrous oxide, while earlier reports noted authorities were still working to confirm consumption.
- Police sources said the man was known for traffic offenses and was not authorized to drive, and a union official urged stronger action on recreational nitrous oxide and noted testing challenges.