The victim was seriously injured.
While the one who had just knocked him down fled.
But not for long.
According to Paris Normandie, a 25-year-old motorist, involved in an accident that occurred during the night from Monday to Tuesday, was taken into police custody after being taken to the Le Havre police station (Seine-Maritime) by his parents.
Early this Tuesday morning, around 4:30 a.m., a motorcyclist, who was going to work, was knocked down in Montivilliers, near Le Havre.
Violently hit by a 4 x 4, the victim is left there by the driver who flees.
The latter left his license plate, broken under the violence of the shock.
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This is how the police were able to quickly identify the identity of the driver this Tuesday morning.
At home, the police learned that his parents took him to the Le Havre police station, about an hour after the accident.
He was taken into custody for this accident, the hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol.
For the hit-and-run alone, this young motorist risks a fine of up to 70,000 euros, 3 years in prison and a loss of six points on his driving license.