Cycling: Spectator to face trial in October over Tour de France race crash

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PARIS: The spectator accused of having caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Brittany will face ...

PARIS: The spectator accused of having caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Brittany will face trial on Oct 14, the local prosecutor's department said on Friday .

The spectator, a 30-year-old Frenchwoman, is being sued for involuntarily causing injury and putting the life of others at risk, the prosecutor also said in a statement.She was arrested and placed in custody on Wednesday after presenting herself at a police station in Brittany.The spectator was holding a cardboard sign and facing away from the cyclists at a television camera as they passed.

Local prosecutor Camille Miansoni told a news conference on Thursday that the woman had no police or justice records and expressed fear and shame after what she said was a moment of"idiocy".

 

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