Overview
- The incident occurred on December 25 around 5 p.m. on the RN 57 at Chavelot in the Vosges, north of Épinal.
- A driver allegedly refused to comply with gendarmerie instructions and then hit two officers before fleeing.
- Both gendarmes received medical care, and authorities report their injuries are not life-threatening.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced the case on X and condemned what he called a grave act endangering those who protect the public.
- Nuñez said everything is being done to locate the fugitive, and no arrest had been reported at the time of the latest updates.