Overview
- Authorities say the 16-year-old crashed shortly after refusing a municipal police check around 7 p.m. Tuesday in central Tourcoing, and a 14-year-old passenger was lightly injured.
- Initial findings from the Lille prosecutor indicate the scooter went the wrong way, tried to avoid an oncoming private vehicle, and struck a pole, with no third party directly involved.
- Municipal officers report they were about 150 meters behind at the moment of the crash, and no contact between their vehicle and the scooter has been reported.
- The case has been assigned to the Division de la criminalité territoriale de Lille, with investigators gathering CCTV footage and witness and police statements.
- Two CRS units were deployed Tuesday night to secure the area following the fatal crash.