Refusal to comply in Cannet: driver hits police officer, shots fired
A police officer was knocked down by a fleeing driver during a traffic stop in Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, on 27 June. The woman, arrested in the evening, is reportedly known to the judicial system.
Police officer injured after refusal to comply in Cannet
A police officer was injured on Saturday 27 June in Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, after a driver reversed her vehicle violently during a traffic stop, according to France Info.
Images captured by a camera show plainclothes police officers stopping a car. The driver suddenly engages reverse gear. An officer, still holding onto the vehicle, falls onto the road. One of his colleagues opens fire twice. Despite the shots, the woman flees. The injured police officer remains on the ground, unable to get up, surrounded by his partner and a passer-by.
A witness, met on the spot by France Télévisions, describes the scene: "The man, he was really not well because he couldn't get up, especially. And there were quite a few bystanders around watching. Then the police came afterwards."
Arrest in the evening, criminal history mentioned
The driver was arrested a few hours later in the evening, according to a police union. She is reportedly already known to police and judicial services, and is said to have recently been released from prison.
Jean-Luc Bragato, delegate for Alliance Alpes-Maritimes, comments on the incident: "This is a woman who would have recently been released from prison. You can see that she doesn't hesitate. She puts the car in reverse, she hits the police vehicle. Despite the police officer being on the ground, she continues to reverse, she puts it into forward gear again. You really see the determination of this woman in the vehicle not to be stopped."
At least three refusals to comply over the same weekend in France
The Interior Minister indicated that the weekend of 27 June recorded at least three refusals to comply across the entire national territory.
Source: France Info