The drama took place Thursday evening near the Lann-Bihoué naval air base in Quéven near Lorient (Morbihan). Around 10:30 p.m., a motorcyclist in his forties who was stopped at a red light was violently hit by a car coming from behind, reports The Telegram. Thrown several meters, the victim died.
After the accident, the driver abandoned his vehicle on the spot and fled on foot. Just before the tragedy, he had been chased by the anti-crime squad while he was driving at full speed and multiplying the offenses. After a night on the run, the individual was arrested this Friday morning and placed in police custody. According to the daily, he was driving without a driver’s license.