Luckily, the peacekeeper was only slightly injured. But Yannick *, 36, remains very shocked by this intervention during which he saw himself die. The facts, which he reported in his complaint consulted by 20 minutes, happened Saturday evening, rue Berger, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Police officers from the anti-crime squad then witnessed a drug transaction. A man sitting on a Piaggio MP3 scooter, wearing a black down jacket and a gray helmet, came to deliver cocaine to a 22-year-old restaurateur.
Observing the scene from the street, an agent communicates to Yannick and one of his colleagues the description of the dealer, who has just left in the direction of rue du Louvre. The two police officers, who were patrolling by car, spotted the suspect stopped at a red light. The official “positions” his vehicle “in front of his, in order to block it without danger”, then gets out to “carry out the check”. But the dealer “reacted by accelerating suddenly, hitting the door and forcing passage.” Yannick sets off in pursuit. He catches up with him and orders him to stop. But the suspect refuses to comply.
” Nothing to do “
Suddenly, Yannick found himself “clinging to his vehicle, unable to get out due to the speed”. He begs the driver of the three-wheeler to stop. “He refused, telling me indifferently that I could die, that I was going to die, that it was not his problem. I told him several times that I would let him go but that I didn’t want to die. But he told me coldly that he had nothing to do with it,” he confided to the colleague who took his testimony.
The cocaine seller takes all the risks and tries to get rid of the policeman “by executing sudden maneuvers”. “I tried several times to grab the brake of his vehicle, without success, as he accelerated each time in response,” explained the victim, who was “terrified” and who, fearing for his life, hesitated “ to act more radically.” The police officer, dragged for 300 meters, finally manages to “press hard” on the brake. He found himself “thrown to the ground violently”. “I slipped on the road and hit some guardrails, fortunately without sustaining any serious injuries. »
The wanted suspect
His personal effects, including his weapon, “were ejected and thrown at least ten meters as a result of the violence of the impact”. The dealer continued on his way “as if nothing had happened, without turning around or asking about my condition”.
Examined by a doctor, Yannick, who suffers from significant psychological impact, was one day prescribed ITT. He filed a complaint. The cocaine buyer was arrested and taken into custody. The suspect, who had purchased this scooter recently, was identified by investigators. He is actively sought.
Contacted by 20 minutesthe Paris prosecutor’s office had not yet responded to our requests.
* The first name has been changed