Monday, May 9, our colleagues from Figaro, Antoine Alléno, son of chef Yannick Alléno, was killed the day before in Paris. The 24-year-old was reportedly violently hit while riding his scooter.
The facts would have occurred shortly after 11 p.m. when a man stole a luxury vehicle, an Audi RS6, then fled. Despite the fact that he was not chased by a police vehicle in pursuit, he hit a VTC and a scooter both stopped at a red light near avenue Bosquet (in the 7th arrondissement of Paris). The driver of the scooter was therefore Antoine Alléno.
The son of the famous chef died on the spot. Suffering from multiple bruises, the passenger of the scooter and the driver of the VTC were transported to the hospital but their vital prognosis would not be engaged. After the accident, the driver of the stolen vehicle fled on foot before being quickly arrested by an off-duty police officer from the DSPAP (direction of local security in the Paris area, nldr). The investigation was forwarded to the STJA (service for the legal treatment of accidents, editor’s note). According to a police source and our colleagues from the newspaper, the suspect was wanted, in particular for drunk driving.
The famous cook speaks for the first time
In a press release sent to the site of the Figarothe family of Antoine Alléno spoke for the first time. “It is with deep sadness that Chef Yannick Alléno, his mother Isabelle, his brother Thomas, his family, as well as the teams of the Yannick Alléno Group inform you of the death of their son, brother, colleague and friend, Antoine, victim of a road accident which occurred on the night of May 8 in Paris”, could we read. “In this painful period, the Alléno family and their loved ones are very sensitive to the benevolence and understanding of all, while respecting their privacy”.
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Adam Javal-Fauconnier