The cyclist, who was allegedly hit after running a red light, was left in a coma on July 1. His lawyer accuses the police officer of driving “at a clearly excessive speed.”
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An investigation has been opened after a traffic accident involving national police motorcyclists and a cyclist on July 1 in Paris, the capital’s prosecutor’s office told franceinfo on Thursday, August 1, confirming information from the StreetPress website. The incident took place in the early morning, “around 5 o’clock, boulevard Saint-Germain”specifies the Paris prosecutor’s office.
According to the first elements of the investigation, “including video surveillance”, “two motorcyclists from the national police, on duty, crossed an intersection on a green light” And “The second of them collided with a cyclist who had crossed a red light”. “The cyclist was taken to hospital and left in a coma”reports the prosecution, which adds that “The motorcyclist is also injured”.
An expert appraisal of the vehicles has been ordered “in order to clarify the speed at which they were traveling”. Quoted by StreetPress, the lawyer for the family of the 19-year-old cyclist claims that the biker “was driving at a clearly excessive speed”The investigation should also determine whether the officers used their flashing lights and sirens.
