Overview
- The investigating judge concluded the patrol car’s deviation was necessarily voluntary and retained the aggravating factor of using a vehicle as a weapon by destination.
- The 34-year-old officer has been referred to the Paris correctional court and remains under judicial supervision pending trial.
- The judge also accuses the officer of falsifying the April 13 arrest report, noting it claimed no contact despite findings and witness accounts indicating a deliberate impact.
- The pursuit and crash occurred late on April 13, 2023 in Paris’s 20th arrondissement, injuring three youths aged 13, 14 and 17, with two placed in medically induced coma.
- Victims’ lawyers welcomed the referral but have appealed to seek criminal reclassification and wider accountability for the police crew, as prior official comments questioned the conformity of the intervention.