The press release from the Public Prosecutor of Chalon-sur-Saône is unambiguously on the supposed responsibilities in the accident who killed a 13-year-old.
It was by press release that Patrice Guignon, public prosecutor in Chalon-sur-Saône, is expressed after the terrible traffic accident, which on the night of July 2 to 3 saw the death of a 13-year-old, in the loss of control of a car inside which were five minors from 13 to 15 years old and who was therefore led by a minor (see our article).
In his press release, the public prosecutor clearly targets the responsibilities of this fatal accident. A press release in which the magistrate without ambiguity all the responsibility of the police of Montceau les Mines.
A.B.
The press release from the Public Prosecutor:
“Following the fatal traffic accident of road traffic intervened in Gourdon (Saône et Loire) on July 3, 2025
This press release is disseminated in application of article 11 paragraph 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which provides that, in order to avoid the spread of fragmented or inaccurate information or to end a public order disorder, the public prosecutor can, ex officio (…), make public elements drawn from the procedure that does not assess any assessment of the charges chosen against the people implicated.
Only elements from the already diligent Investigations are reported here.
On July 3, 2025, at 4:25 am, the soldiers of the community of Brigades of Saint Gengoux Le Nationale (71) were engaged by the Corg de Macon to go to the scene of a road traffic accident on the departmental road D980 at the place called Fougeres in Gourdon.
They arrived on site at 5:03 am where the emergency services (firefighters) were already found as well as a crew made up of two police officers from the Montceau Les Mines police station.
From the first elements collected, it appears that five minors aged 13 to 15 were in the vehicle. One of them died and the others, including the driver, are injured and currently hospitalized.
Their vehicle was followed remotely by a police vehicle rescue from the Montceau police station Les Mines which wanted to carry out its control earlier in the town of Montceau Les Mines.
The findings made establish that no contact has occurred between the screen printing vehicle of the national police and the accident vehicle, it being specified that first aid was provided to the occupants of the latter by the police arrived the first on the spot.
A flagration survey, entrusted to the research brigade of the Macon gendarmerie company, taking into account the place where the accident occurred, was opened from the chiefs of:
– involuntary homicide aggravated by two circumstances (by driver not holding a driver’s license and by deliberate failure for an obligation of prudence or security imposed by law or regulation);
– involuntary injuries aggravated by two circumstances (by driver not holding a driver’s license and by deliberate failure for an obligation of prudence or security imposed by law or the regulations);
– Refusal to comply.
