The driver and passenger fled the scene after hitting and degrading the wall at the Audi car dealership in Seynod.
It happened without counting on one of the employees who saw the incident. These facts date back to Tuesday May 31st, around 3:30 p.m. The employee, a reservist soldier in the gendarmerie was then alerted to the operational center while following Rumilly’s fugitive by vehicle.
An interceptor device is deployed to capture the car and its two occupants. Rumilly’s gendarmes square the sector.
Finally, the vehicle was reported to have been stopped in a field. The driver and passenger were both aboard, but they have switched places. They will not be able to hide their tracks against the testimony, which allows them to identify the driver.
Investigations revealed that the 19 year-old, originally from Rumillian, was driving again without insurance or a license.
The young man was convicted of driving without a license as an offense and driving without insurance as an offense. He also hit and ran after an accident and endangered others. The sentence was arranged as house arrest with electronic surveillance and the man was sentenced for 6 months.
He will have to take a course in road safety and pay the company for any damage. His car was taken. The company also caused the vehicle to be confiscated. He will have to pay for the damages. “In addition, the responsiveness of soldiers of Rumilly, to challenge the author. This news item illustrates a permanent commitment which unites gendarmerie with its reservists on daily basis, custodians among the population of Nation army link and civic spirit,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Maxime Chevallard who is commander of Annecy’s gendarmerie company.