According to the prosecution, the “vital prognosis is engaged for the victim”. The passenger, shocked but unharmed, managed to control the vehicle and park it on the side, before calling the emergency services.
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Another hunting accident? A motorist was seriously injured by gunshot Saturday while driving on the four-lane between Rennes and Nantes, and a hunter was taken into custody, announced Sunday, October 31 the prosecutor. The motorist, aged 67, was driving between Orgères and Laillé (Ille-et-Vilaine) when he was seriously injured by a gunfire, said deputy prosecutor Jean-Marie Blin, confirming information revealed by West France.
“The shot was reportedly fired by a hunter, he said in a statement received Sunday morning. The vital prognosis is engaged for the victim “. An investigation for unintentional injuries has been opened. According to the daily West France, the passenger, shocked but unharmed, managed to control the vehicle and park it on the side before calling the emergency services. The driver, from Maine-et-Loire, was hospitalized in critical condition at Rennes University Hospital, the newspaper said.
The president of the federation of hunters of Ille-et-Vilaine and the Brittany region, André Douard, told France Bleu Armorique to be “stunned” by these facts. The hunter “had to shoot in a place where he did not have too much visibility. At this point, I will not defend him. He has no excuse “, he still reacted. “I especially have a thought for this 67-year-old victim whom I do not know and who is in serious condition.”