There is a little over two years, a drunk driver early morning mowing a cyclist Valet near Gray. The respondent and the victim, who was seriously injured, found themselves in court.

At the forefront of the public, a teacher now retired. January 28, 2014, while traveling to work by bicycle, he was involved in a serious accident. The electronic teacher was hit by a van that arrived behind him. Yet he was wearing a reflective vest and his bicycle was informed.
In the court’s bar, just meters from the victim, the driver that tipped her life in a split second. When the accident occurred at 7 am 10, this hotel Gray was also at work. The problem was that he had been drinking all night. Far too: he had 2.35 g / l of alcohol in the blood. “I was woozy,” admits the managed 56. So he did not see the two wheels on the road, only a “black mass” at the last moment, he could not avoid. He gave swerve and ended his journey against a utility pole that was lying under the shock.
This scene, the cyclist with reflective clothing does not recall. Suffered a nasty head injury, he immediately lost consciousness. Evacuated by helicopter to the hospital, he stayed several days between life and death, in a coma. Also hit in the chest and neck, the former teacher still keeps the legacy of his injuries.
Supported by his family, he declined to testify at the trial of the driver who nearly killed him. The test of this hearing was hard enough. Dignity, his wife just wished that the wife of the accused “did not take the keys of the vehicle” that morning. “An entire family was bruised” said Enguerrand Bagot, counsel for the plaintiff. “For them it is a life sentence. ”
“A driving grandpa”
This pain, the accused is aware. Throughout the hearing, he expressed sincere remorse, was apologetic. “I was not fit to drive,” he admits. “I blame myself terribly, I think about every day.”This is nothing compared to what I’ve done to the victim. “Counsel for the driver, Mr. Rémy Josseaume insists:” It is a damning dossier, but it is totally overwhelmed. ”
The accident occurred while crossing a bad patch in his life.”I was not myself at the time,” he says. His garage was in trouble; his marriage was on the rocks … The man sank into alcohol. “When I was drinking, I was not driving,” he says. “But this morning, I left …” An employee with reflective overall confirmed that usually his boss never took risks while driving. “He has a driving grandpa,” he imaged.
Still, the court had to pass. To the prosecutor of the Republic, Julie Brassard, the facts are “extremely serious”. The high alcohol combined with the dramatic consequences of the accident, the representative encouraged prosecutors to seek a sentence of 18 months imprisonment of which twelve suspended sentence and probation. The court followed these requisitions, including requiring the accused to treat his alcoholism. “He has not touched a drop since the accident,” said his lawyer, in support certificates. The license of the accused, already suspended nine months was also canceled automatically. The court, however, allows him to board it within a month.