Even after being caught by the police, he continued to shirk his responsibilities.
He was just the passenger, he swore.
The driver had just escaped.
This version, the investigators of Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) in charge of the case did not take long to dismantle it.
No one, among the witnesses of the tragedy and the crews in pursuit of the driver, had noticed a third person.
The review of the seat belt and CCTV cleared the remaining doubts.
The 26-year-old man, who caused a terrible accident on the night of Saturday to Sunday at the crossroads of Human Rights, was alone when his Mercedes Viano hit the Citroën C3 head-on. occupied by a family going to Blanc-Mesnil to stay with a cousin.
Yasmine, 7 years old, still between life and death
Sabrina, the 38-year-old mother, and her 3-year-old son died almost instantly.
Mehdi, the 39-year-old dad, is the only one who will survive for sure.
"He will get away with it, but he is multiple trauma," says a source close to the case.
As for the fourth victim, little Yasmine, 7, she was still this Monday afternoon between life and death at Necker hospital in Paris.
This accident caused a huge stir in the city, especially in the downtown area where the family is very popular. Rescuers, who did their utmost to save lives, were also very affected. "The police in Aulnay-sous-Bois were the first to discover the bodies," explains the same source. The father was in a half of the car. The others on the ground. It was really, really shocking. They tried heart massages. Exceptionally, a psychological unit was even opened to take care of the officials.
This Monday, in the early evening, the driver, who lives in Roissy-en-Brie (Seine-et-Marne), was still in custody at the police station.
He could not be heard immediately by the investigators because he had to be placed in a sobering-up cell.
His blood alcohol level was 0.86 mg / l.
Did he realize the drama he had just caused?
"At the beginning, in any case, he did not yet measure the seriousness of his acts", observed the same source.
He should be referred this Monday evening, as part of this open investigation, in particular for manslaughter.
No more points on his license
While he was spinning at full speed in Champigny (Val-de-Marne), driving the car of a loved one, the driver had refused to control a patrol of the anti-crime brigade.
According to our information, it was most likely because of his drunkenness and drug use that he fled.
And he had no more points on his license.
It wouldn't be the first time he tried to escape law enforcement, either.
He is already known to the police for refusing to comply, driving while intoxicated and using drugs.
He was also targeted by a form issued by a magistrate from Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) prohibiting him from leaving the national territory.
A measure "within the framework of a judicial control for facts of a completely different nature", specifies the public prosecutor's office of Bobigny.
