Overview
- The collision occurred around 7:45 p.m. Saturday at a crossroads in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, according to the Senlis prosecutor.
- The patrol was heading to an intervention with warning lights and siren likely activated when the vehicles collided.
- Two other occupants of the civilian car were injured without life‑threatening conditions, while the gendarmes were unhurt.
- The driver is under investigation for involuntary manslaughter and unintentional injury, the chef de bord for complicity, with the case assigned to the Chantilly research brigade independent of their unit.
- After medical checks, both gendarmes were placed in custody and tested negative for alcohol and drugs, as investigators recovered CCTV, scheduled an early‑week autopsy, and prepared to interview the victim’s companions.