" Help ! The shore is too far away and the current too strong. While his two friends cling to a wooden pole in the middle of the Seine, the teenager has no other solution than to call for help the police whom he nevertheless tried to sow a few seconds longer early. Five officials jump into the water and manage to bring the young people back to the shore at Ile-Saint-Denis. It is one o'clock in the morning this Sunday and the incredible chase in the streets of four cities of Seine-Saint-Denis ends well. Safe and sound, the four fugitives - one from Stains and three others from Essonne - were arrested.
Three red lights burned out at 90 km / h on Stalingrad Avenue in Stains.
Seeing this Peugeot 206 pass around 12.50 am, a crew from the anti-crime squad (BAC) understands that it is keeping its business overnight.
Because despite the siren and the flashing light activated by the officials, the driver has no intention of stopping.
And for good reason, the vehicle is stolen, one of the four occupants is targeted by a search sheet and another, under judicial supervision, is not allowed to go out at night.
Accident on the bridge
The 206 rushes on avenue Stalingrad to Saint-Denis, takes a prohibited direction rue Guynemer and burns another traffic light on the former RN1. “Rue du 19 mars 1962, Avenue du Colonel-Fabien…” The police announced their progress on the airwaves. They are now in Épinay-sur-Seine. When a vehicle gets in the way, the driver overtakes on the right or climbs onto the sidewalk. Avenue de la République, he takes the tram tracks and tries to misinterpret. "Pedestrians have escaped narrowly", assures a police source. The two cars are a few meters away in front of the Épinay / Villetaneuse station. The fugitives, pursued by the anti-crime brigade, are now taking the road from Saint-Leu to Villetaneuse. Then, they take the quays of the Seine in the direction of Saint-Ouen.
The car chase ends with an accident at the level of the bridge on the former RN-14 in Saint-Denis.
The Peugeot 206 hits the pavement and begins to smoke.
It must be abandoned.
The four young people leave immediately after the shock and sprint in the direction of the Seine after having stepped over a barrier.
One of them tries to hide in the brush.
But one of the police from the departmental night BAC, another crew who came as reinforcements, did not take his eyes off him.
The teenager is arrested.
Placed in custody
His three friends try everything for the whole by throwing themselves in the Seine.
The goal is to get back to the other side of Ile-Saint-Denis.
Impossible.
Two of them quickly realize that they will not succeed and cling to a pole.
Two policemen dive and have difficulty in bringing them back to the ground.
The third fugitive is in great difficulty.
An official from the Stains BAC swims up to him.
But the teenager is in a panic.
He leans on the policeman's head.
We are close to the drama.
Two peacekeepers jump in turn.
Finally, everyone returns to the shore.
The four young people were taken into custody for concealing a stolen vehicle, refusing to comply and endangering the lives of others.