The artist was driving during the accident, which killed one of his passengers. The prosecution explained that he was under the influence of “narcotics” at the time of the incident.
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Rapper Koba LaD, involved in a fatal accident in Créteil on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, was under the influence of “narcotics” during the events, announced the Créteil public prosecutor’s office on Thursday, September 12, contacted by AFP. It has not “Not yet” was taken into custody due to his hospitalization, according to this source. An investigation has been opened for involuntary manslaughter by driver and involuntary injuries by driver, the prosecutor’s office said.
The 24-year-old rapper, who lives in Essonne, was driving when his vehicle, a luxury sports sedan, arrivedand “at full speed” on an exit ramp from a petrol station on the A86 motorway and hit a parked lorry, according to a source close to the case. The front passenger, born in 1994, died, the prosecutor’s office confirmed. The rear passenger, born in 1999, was slightly injured. The driver of the lorry that was hit was also “slightly injured”.
Koba LaD had already been sentenced in 2020 to three months of suspended prison sentence and 140 hours of community service for a car accident in Marseille. He fled after the incident, before reporting to the police three days later. He was also given a four-month license suspension during an appearance on prior admission of guilt.