Denis, 23, was described by his fellow wrestlers as "a devoted and kind young father".
This Wednesday, the Polish driver who had involuntarily overturned and killed this "yellow vest" on a roundabout in Avignon (Vaucluse) in December 2018 was sentenced to one year in prison suspended by the Avignon Criminal Court, a we learned from one of the lawyers.
Released for hit and run, Mateusz Kororski, 29, was sentenced for manslaughter for breach of an obligation of caution, after requalification of the initial head of prevention of manslaughter, said Me Olivier Collion, lawyer for the family of the victim, by considering himself satisfied with a judgment which "makes it possible to appease and dispassionate things".
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On December 13, 2018, shortly after midnight, the Polish driver arriving from Italy and not speaking a word of French found himself blocked by a filter dam set up by "yellow vests" at the Bonpas roundabout, in Avignon.
Frightened, he forced the roadblock and ran over one of the demonstrators, Denis David, a 23-year-old young man living in the neighboring town of Pontet.
The driver explains that he had a few "looters"
“The driver accelerated and forced the roadblock.
Denis found himself on the hood then went under his wheels, detailed Maxime Souque, the referent for the Bonpas yellow vests.
But the driver did not stop and continued on his way.
Two yellow vests then took their car to try to stop it but it hit the back of one of the two vehicles.
In the meantime, the police had been notified and they arrested him a little further away ”.
The victim, the sixth death since the start of the movement, died of severe trauma and internal bleeding.
At the hearing in mid-October, the driver explained that he was afraid, convinced that he was dealing with “looters” seeking to steal his cargo.
"We can understand his fear", then recognized the representative of the prosecution.
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The judgment, in accordance with the requisitions of the public prosecutor at the hearing and "in accordance with the course of the hearing, allows things to be dispassionate", said Me Collion.
"It was clearly an accident, we must accept that sometimes this kind of drama happens," insisted the lawyer, for the sake of appeasement.
According to an AFP report, 11 people lost their lives on the sidelines of the “yellow vests” movement, which began on November 17, 2018, in reaction to the increase in fuel prices and more generally to the increase in the cost of fuel. life.
Most of the fatalities have been in traffic accidents.
