The accident happened around 1:30 a.m. on the Mathis track in Nice (Illustration) – C. Follain / 20 Minutes
In the night from Saturday to Sunday, around 1:30 am, a 40-year-old man who was riding a scooter was struck by a motorist on the Mathis road in Nice, who then fled. According to information from Nice morning, confirmed by the Alpes-Maritimes Departmental Fire and Rescue Operational Center in 20 In addition to this, you need to know more about it.Minutes, the driver of the two-wheeler was declared dead at around 2 am “after attempts by doctors to resuscitate on the spot”. “Given the state of the scooter, the shock was very very violent,” said a volunteer firefighter and first aid to the local daily.
The person driving the car was arrested at his home and taken into police custody. The accident was filmed by the cameras of the Urban Supervision Center, the newspaper said, which made it possible to quickly find the vehicle involved. The owner, a 36-year-old woman, faces a ten-year prison sentence for aggravated manslaughter and hit-and-run. His blood alcohol level was positive.
The speed on the Mathis track is limited to 70 km / h but without automatic control on the south road, “some users take advantage of this, especially at night, to frequently exceed 100 km / h”, recalls Nice morning.