A 74-year-old woman, possibly hit by a car, died after “being found seriously injured on the side of a road in Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, in the Eure department, on Tuesday night in Wednesday”, we learned on Saturday from a judicial source, confirming information from Paris-Normandy.
“The most likely hypothesis at this stage is that it was hit by a vehicle which subsequently fled,” said Rémi Coutin, public prosecutor of Évreux.
The victim was discovered Tuesday around 10:45 p.m., according to Paris-Normandie. “Emergency evacuated to the Rouen University Hospital”, she “died shortly after”, according to the magistrate. According to the local newspaper, examinations carried out at the hospital revealed two wounds on both shoulders, fifteen broken ribs and a fractured pelvis. The septuagenarian died in the night, around 3 am.
An autopsy scheduled for January 11
The victim “lived in Paris and had come to visit his son who lives in the town. On the evening of the events, she had spent the evening in a bar located not far from her son’s home. She was found on the way between the house and the bar, “said the prosecutor again. “An investigation into the cause of death has been opened. An autopsy is scheduled for January 11, ”added the magistrate.
The investigations were entrusted to the Pont-Audemer research brigade. The hypothesis of a manslaughter with hit and run could be confirmed or not depending on the results of the investigation.