The criminal court in Fontainebleau sentenced the driver to five years in prison, including two years to be served, for a fatal road crash at Souppes-sur-Loing.[1] The crash happened on 18 July 2021, when the driver, then aged 21, took the wheel of his powerful Audi A3 for drives around his sister’s birthday.[1] He had drunk several glasses of alcohol and smoked cannabis before losing control of the vehicle.[1] The car struck a pole and the front-seat passenger, his 20-year-old childhood friend, was thrown seven metres.[1] The passenger died later that evening.[1]

Investigators found the driver was travelling at 135 km/h in a zone limited to 30 km/h.[1] The sentence carries provisional execution, meaning he goes to prison even if he appeals.[1]

Earlier reporting on the same case says the car was uninsured and the passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected.[2] That reporting says the passenger died while being transferred to hospital.[2] It also says the driver was notified of a driving ban.[2]