Overview
- In Nice late on October 28–29, a 24-year-old drove against traffic and ran red lights for over 15 minutes before crashing at the port, with the port captain reporting only minor injuries.
- A 20-year-old motorcyclist filmed and followed the car, and the prosecutor said the footage contradicted the driver's claim that he briefly fell asleep.
- The Nice court imposed 12 months' prison suspended with two years' probation, mandatory care and compensation to the victim, and a one-year driving licence ban.
- In Cannes on October 31 around 9 p.m., a mother unloading her car with her daughter and niece was struck on boulevard Carnot, leaving the mother in critical condition and a 14-year-old at risk of amputation.
- Police say the Cannes driver, in his twenties and allegedly intoxicated, fled before hitting a median in Le Cannet, was arrested by the BAC, has no prior judicial record, and is in custody as the Grasse prosecutor investigates.