The prosecutor in the case of the woman charged with causing a large crash at the Tour de France this year has asked that a four-month suspended prison sentence be imposed on her.
The woman who caused the stage 1 crash was not present in court today in Brest when the case was heard. While her lawyers requested the case be heard behind closed doors, that request was denied.
The prosecution told the judge it was asking that the woman be made an example of and that a four-month prison term be handed down as a "warning sentence".
Lawyers for the civil parties in the case - including the pro cyclists' union - have asked for a symbolic €1 in damages to be paid by the women as punishment.
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However, a ruling has not yet been made in the case and the Brest court will consider the case until December 9th, at which point a sanction will be imposed.
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The woman stepped into the road with a sign that read ‘Go Opi-Omi’ – a greeting for her grandparents in a mix of French and German - during stage 1 of the Tour this year. She had her back to the riders and was hit the Tony Martin (Jumbo Visma), causing a significant crash.
The 31-year-old woman, who lives in Finistère, is being prosecuted for “endangering others” and on a charge of “involuntary injuries” resulting in incapacity from work “not exceeding three months”.
If convicted, she faces a fine of up to €15,000 and a one-year prison sentence, though the maximum term of imprisonment being sought now is four months and as a suspended term.
