The National Assembly voted on Wednesday January 31 at first reading a bill to create a new offense of “road homicide”, rather than involuntary homicide, particularly when the driver has consumed alcohol or drugs.
Demanded by victims' associations, this new name has an especially symbolic value and was supported by the government after the dramatic accident caused by comedian Pierre Palmade on February 10, 2023, under the influence of drugs.
This transpartisan bill, adopted unanimously but with abstentions on the left, must now head to the Senate.
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