He fled on Wednesday during a police check near Dunkirk, in the North. A driver is wanted on Thursday after slightly injuring a police officer and three passers-by in his escape, said the departmental security directorate.
A police crew tried to control a motorist who had tried to hide his face as they approached, Wednesday around 10:15 a.m., in the port city.
Prosecution dropped
The man pretended to stop before restarting, hitting a policeman who had gotten out of the car to check him. The police quickly lost track of him, dropping the charges, according to the same source.
Three passers-by then came forward to police, saying they had been hit by the fleeing car: a 68-year-old pedestrian fell while dodging the vehicle which was on a sidewalk to avoid a slowdown and a car with two people inside was hit when he ran a red light.
This incident comes as a driver seriously injured a police officer near Valenciennes, in the North, on Monday evening. He is still in custody after trying to escape a check because he was carrying 11 kilos of heroin.