Puy-de-Dôme: A teenager killed during an urban rodeo near Clermont-Ferrand

Drama in the night from Friday to Saturday, in an industrial zone near Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme). A 15-year-old spectator was hit by a participant in an organized wild car race who fled, according to the prosecution.

During a “run” type gathering in the town of Gerzat, “a motorist hit a spectator, aged 15, who died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle in question fled and is currently being sought by the police,” the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s office wrote to the press.

Another arrest

Another motorist was arrested and taken into police custody, and an investigation into the charge of aggravated road homicide was opened.

These illegal wild races, called “runs”, are a duel of speed in a straight line. They mostly take place at night in the parking lots of commercial areas and attract many spectators.