A trial seems to be taking shape in 2024 for Pierre Palmade. The judge responsible for investigating the case of the serious accident caused by the actor last February on a road in Seine-et-Marne has completed her investigations, report RTL And BFMTV. From now on, it is up to the Melun prosecutor to formulate his requisitions, he has a period of three months to transmit them.
The prosecution must in particular decide whether or not to refer the 55-year-old actor to court and on what charge. The question of the status of the fetus carried by the pregnant woman victim of the accident will have to be decided and will determine whether Pierre Palmade will answer for “unintentional injuries” or “involuntary homicide”.
The unresolved question of the fetus
Initially indicted for “homicide and involuntary injuries by a driver who used narcotics as a repeat offender”, this qualification is therefore likely to be reduced to only involuntary injuries when sent for trial. A medical expert concluded that the baby carried by the pregnant passenger – who underwent a cesarean section following the accident – had died before birth and could therefore not be legally considered a human person.
At the end of October, the comedian told the investigating judge that he was “horrified” at the consequences for the victims of the road accident he caused in February while under the influence of drugs, according to his statements to the investigating magistrate. . On February 10, on a departmental road in Seine-et-Marne, Pierre Palmade was driving a car which hit a vehicle coming in front. In addition to the actor, the accident left three seriously injured: a 38-year-old man, his 6-year-old son and his 27-year-old sister-in-law, who lost the baby she was expecting after the collision.