A policeman was knocked down in the night from Friday to Saturday, near La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime), while securing a portion of a national road. He is "seriously injured," says the prosecutor of La Rochelle Laurent Zuchowicz on Twitter.
While the police were securing the RN137 on May 27 around midnight following the arrest of a drunk driver driving the wrong way, one of them was hit and seriously injured by a vehicle that fled and is actively sought.
— Prosecutor of La Rochelle (@PRLaRochelle) May 27, 2023
The driver of the car fled after running over the officer. It is actively sought. This police officer of the anti-crime brigade was transferred in emergency relative to the hospital of La Rochelle, according to information from France 3 Regions. For its part, Sud Ouest ensures that its vital prognosis is not engaged.
At the time of the facts, the policeman was in intervention on the RN 137. He was trying to slow traffic on a portion of the national highway in order to secure an arrest area. He and his colleagues had just stopped the driver of another car that was travelling in the wrong direction on the same road.
[POLICEMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED]
Intervening to secure the RN137 following the arrest of a driver in the opposite direction, 1 was hit by 1 👮 ♂️ 🚙 who fled.
We give him our full support.
A call for witnesses is launched on these facts. @Gendarmerie_017 pic.twitter.com/OtZwx8MNQq
— National Police 17 (@PoliceNat_17) May 27, 2023
A call for witnesses has been launched by the local police to collect testimonies and information on this case.
