Up to 11,500 euros fine in total, for "endangering the lives of others", were requested Monday at the trial of a crew of veneration judged in Senlis (Oise), accused of having pursued a deer to the station of Chantilly, one of the defendants blaming the animal.
On January 12, 2021, a deer, pursued by dogs and the crew of the "Rallye des trois Forêts", took refuge on the tracks of the Chantilly station. Traffic was then interrupted for two hours and users evacuated from the SNCF station.
"Endangering the lives of others"
After almost two hours of pursuit, the stinger - the one who leads the dogs - was about to serve (kill) the animal, exhausted. But, in a renewed vigor, he had started again in a leap towards the city, the dogs in pursuit.
Nearby, a high school, then the train station. Gendarmes, firefighters and veterinarian had finally had to get the deer off the tracks after anesthetizing it. The veneration association, its representative and an employee (the piqueux) are prosecuted for "endangering the lives of others", "obstructing the movement of a train" and "introducing an animal into a part of the railway". In front of them, the SPA and the SNCF.
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Things happened with respect for hunting, "said the former president of the association, Hervé Tétard, present that day. "And then, it was the deer who decided to leave for the station. Since this incident, we are more careful, "acknowledged the piker. "A deer that weighs between 200 to 250 kilos and runs at 80 km / h was hunted near a high school. But the hunting action continued. The animal should have been pardoned. A series of breaches has led to a danger to the lives of others, "denounced the prosecutor Michel Mazars.
The public prosecutor requested a total of 1500 euros suspended fine for the piqueux and 1500 euros for the former president. Regarding the association, a total fine of 11,500 euros was requested. The decision is due on June 26.