a child knocked down in an urban rodeo, the driver of a motorcycle arrested

An 8-year-old boy was knocked down in Beauvais in the Oise, during an urban rodeo on Sunday May 28. A person is in police custody in Beauvais, a 21-year-old man, France Bleu Picardie learned on Monday from a police source.

According to another police source, two motorcycles were taking part in an urban rodeo in the popular Argentine district when, shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday evening, they turned around when they saw a police car in the distance. While climbing on a sidewalk, one of the two drivers hit the child. The boy’s father then blocked the motorcycle. The driver lost his balance and was arrested.

The child in a “worrying” state but his life is not in danger

The child is in a state of health “worrying”indicates the mayor of Beauvais Franck Pia on his Facebook account. “A dramatic and extremely serious event occurred last night in Argentina. During a wild rodeo, an 8-year-old child was violently hit by a motorcycle and is in a worrying state of health.continues the chosen one. I had the mother on the phone, very worried about the possible consequences and waiting for the evolution of the state of health of her child. According to the police, the days of the child are not in danger.

Franck Pia also indicates that a “individual was arrested and taken into custody”. “I am sickened by such irresponsible behavior, which puts lives in danger and last night rocked a family in horror. A sanction commensurate with the extreme gravity of this act is needed”, claims the mayor. After StopDeal, the city launched its “StopRodéo” device in 2021, so that residents could denounce urban rodeos and the hiding places of the motorcycles used.