Overview
- The victim, 19-year-old Mathis, was struck while crossing in central Lille late last week, with witnesses saying the pedestrian signal was green.
- TF1 reports that the suspect, known to police and alleged to have inhaled nitrous oxide, was fleeing a control when the collision occurred.
- The driver has been indicted on counts of vehicular homicide and failure to comply with police orders, according to TF1 Info.
- The family says the City of Lille has not contacted them, while Mathis’s mother says the Arques mayor offered psychological support to the father.
- RN MEP Matthieu Valet publicly criticized mayor Arnaud Deslandes for not calling Mathis’s mother three days after the death, as the case draws wider attention on radio.