The scene is worthy of a movie. This Tuesday evening, in the parking lot of the Leclerc shopping center in Étampes (Essonne), near the Burger King, a teenager on a bike was hit head-on by a car. His body was thrown over the vehicle before falling back to the ground. The 16-year-old was dazed, but remained conscious. The driver, instead of getting out of the car to help the victim, turned around, ready to do another round. The latter pressed the accelerator, in the direction of the minor.
In the parking lot, a witness, behind the wheel, witnesses this surreal scene. This plainclothes policeman does not hesitate for a second: he puts his car sideways to prevent the driver from running over the victim. While the worst has been avoided, the reckless driver, himself, flees.
Ambush
A few hours later, the PSIG soldiers of Orléans knocked on the door of the owner of this famous Citroën found thanks to the registration. On site, they discovered the vehicle dented at the windshield. If its owner agreed to surrender to the police, the man who accompanied her to this parking lot in Étampes remained untraceable.
The latter confirms the version put forward by several witnesses. It was not she who was driving her car, but her ex-boyfriend, a man unfavorably known to the police. The duo had met in this parking lot to sell a mobile phone. They were allegedly surprised by three individuals who snatched the mobile phone from their hands before fleeing. While she allegedly chased one of the thieves, her ex-boyfriend allegedly took the wheel and chased another before knocking him down.
“They were the victims of an ambush,” confirmed the Evry public prosecutor’s office, which indicated that an investigation for attempted homicide was opened following the collision and entrusted to the Etampes police station.
The teenager who was knocked down filed a complaint
The teenager who committed the theft went to the police station to file a complaint. He was examined by a doctor who gave him a 3-day total incapacity for work (ITT). An investigation for aggravated theft has also been opened for the theft of the mobile phone, the prosecutor’s office said. The driver of the vehicle had still not been arrested at the end of the day on Tuesday, July 16.
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