"He could have dissuaded him from driving": a drunken policeman causes a fatal accident, suspended prison required against the passenger

Two gendarmes were tried this Tuesday on appeal before the Grenoble Correctional Court for "non-prohibition of crime" after letting a drunken colleague take the road. The latter caused an accident causing the death of a couple of pensioners in February 2019. The relaxation was required for one of the two gendarmes and the requalification as "involuntary homicide" for the second, passenger of the vehicle.

Two ex-gendarmes, convicted in first instance for letting their drunken colleague drive before causing a fatal accident in 2019, were tried on appeal this Tuesday, April 15, in Grenoble. The decision was deliberated on June 3.