He had just increased his traffic violations. A driver chased by the police in Cannes refused to comply Monday night, injuring a municipal policeman and hitting a BAC vehicle, learned 20 Minutes from the mayor of the city and the union Unit SGP Police 06. Municipal officers had to use their service weapon.



The individual was first spotted on Avenue Picaud, where he "drove in a very dangerous way," said elected LR David Lisnard, on Twitter. He then deliberately ran into a municipal police crew who tried to intercept him at the Old Port of Cannes and who had to open fire. An officer was injured an officer with "lower limbs", the union said on Facebook.

In the opposite direction on the rue d'Antibes

But the fugitive did not stop there. He then "took the rue d'Antibes in the forbidden direction and multiplied the offenses on the Croisette until hitting a car of the BAC " intervened in reinforcement with two other vehicles of the police, explained the mayor of Cannes. That's when his mad dash was finally stopped and he was arrested.


We give and will give our full support to the municipal police officer transported to the hospital, whose injury or injuries fortunately do not seem too serious.

— David Lisnard (@davidlisnard) March 13, 2023

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"We give and will give all our support to the municipal policeman transported to the hospital, whose injury or injuries fortunately do not seem too serious," said David Lisnard.

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