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Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines: on the run for 130 km, the gendarmes puncture his tires at the toll

2022-05-12T17:12:55.783Z


A 50-year-old alcoholic driver was chased by the police from the town of Blois in Loir-et-Cher after driving


A chase through three departments ... This Thursday, the Yvelines gendarmes are called in by their counterparts from Loir-et-Cher and Eure-et-Loir as they try to catch up with a man at the wheel of a utility vehicle.

The 50-year-old individual had just been caught in the act of stealing the van in Blois (Loir-et-Cher) but he refused to comply and drove off at high speed on the highway. .

130 kilometers further, while the police of Eure-et-Loir are still on his trail and a helicopter monitors his trajectory, the fugitive arrives at the height of the toll gate of Saint-Arnoult -en-Yvelines.

It hits another vehicle in its path, without causing major damage or injuries.

“He hit the barrier at full speed, it was impressive”

“We set up a device called the funnel technique to force him to go through a path behind which the gendarmes were hidden, explains a source familiar with the matter.

He hit the barrier at full speed, it was impressive.

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The military install a line of spikes on the ground, also called a stop stick, just after the toll.

The crazed driver inevitably passes through it, blowing out both of his front tires.

He ends his race on the low side, two kilometers further before being arrested, alcoholic.

In the heat of the action two other cars passing by had their tires punctured, not having seen the device of the gendarmes.

Material damage that did not cause bodily harm.

In February, another interdepartmental chase led to the death of the driver, who crashed into a truck on the A12 while traveling at more than 160 km / hour.

When they intervene for this type of incident, the police act in a highly regulated manner in order to avoid endangering other road users.

Good communication between the services of the different territories is often the key to catching up with the offenders.

Source: leparis

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