Paolo, the driver of the BMW who hit a group of gilles, this Sunday morning in Strépy-Bracquegnies (La Louvière), causing the death of six people and injuring dozens of others has been charged with manslaughter and unintentional blows and injuries. He is currently detained in Tournai prison.
The breathalyser carried out on Sunday by the police immediately after the incident revealed that the driver had an alcohol level of 0.29mg per liter of exhaled alveolar air, which constitutes a slight overrun of the authorized limit. As for the saliva test intended to give an indication of a possible consumption of narcotics, it turned out to be negative. However, it will be necessary to wait for the results of the blood tests, which will say with certainty whether the driver had taken drugs. These should only be known in several days…
►► But according to our sources, a Nitrous oxide capsule was found in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
►► Also known as “proto” or “laughing gas” by the general public, here are its effects.
►► According to Me Discepoli, Paolo’s lawyer, his client declared at his hearing that he had not used nitrous oxide.