Pierre Palmade accident: what does the actor remember after the tragedy?

It is a drama that recalls the deadly dangers of drugged driving. While the Victoires de la Musique ceremony had just started on France 2, Friday February 10, 2023 AFP revealed, around 9 p.m., that the artist Pierre Palmade, 54, had been the victim of a serious road accident. The accident took place near the town of Villiers-en-Bière in Seine-et-Marne, near Dammarie-les-Lys, on the RD372, between three vehicles. The comedian, actor and director, recently the victim of intimate video blackmail, was driving under the influence of cocaine. Unfortunately, other victims, seriously injured, are to be deplored in this dramatic road accident. Among these victims, a 6-year-old child and a 27-year-old woman, almost seven months pregnant, who lost her baby. The actor, for his part, was taken into custody. The Melun public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation, requalified for homicide and involuntary injuries resulting in total incapacity for work for more than three months. Pierre Palmade, whose days are no longer in danger, spoke through his sister on Tuesday, February 14.

Pierre Palmade’s inaudible apologies for the victims of the tragedy

Still hospitalized, Pierre Palmade said to himself “disaster”. According to Hélène Palmade, the artist has “shame” And “will assume all the consequences of his actions with the terrible awareness that he will never be able to repair the harm he has done”, reported AFP. “As vain as it may seem, Peter asks their forgiveness”added Hélène Palmade, according to The Parisian. “He wakes up little by little and realizes the horror of what happened, of what he caused (…) The idea of ​​having destroyed the life of this family devastates him. He prays, and us with him, so that [que les victimes] come out with the least possible after-effects. He prays. He really prays. He only thinks of them.” An inaudible apology for the victims, as the lawyer for the broken family made known on the same day. “There were three passengers in the vehicle. The driver, the passenger and the child in the back. We have taken note of the press release which was made by Pierre Palmade’s lawyer. We would nevertheless like to remind you firmly and unequivocally that the only victims in this case are my clients.”launched Mourad Battikh in front of the journalists. “Especially since Monsieur Palmade does not have the excuse of the carelessness of youth and therefore in this sense they will be extremely attentive to the judicial response that will be provided. […] We are not at all at the stage of forgiveness but that the family asks for justice to be done”.

Pierre Palmade swears to have only “very few memories”

Asked for about 24 hours about the circumstances of the tragedy in the context of medical custody at Melun hospital, Pierre Palmade said he did not remember the accident.. “At this point, the actor claims to have very few memories of the accident”thus reported BFM TV, According to police sources, Thursday February 16, 2023 in the early afternoon. “On the other hand, he admitted to having taken drugs. Quickly, analyzes had confirmed that he was positive for cocaine.” Pierre Palmade’s police custody has also been extended by 24 hours, announces the AFP. “He does not provide details at this stage on the reasons for the swerve. He only said he remembered leaving his home with the two passengers with whom he was celebrating”precise The Parisian. One of the passengers in his car swears he was asleep at the time. The actor is currently in a room guarded 24 hours a day. He is not authorized to receive visits from his relatives. It is therefore a classic police custody, with, in addition, compulsory care and rest time. “The question of a possible placement in pre-trial detention of the artist will then arise since he faces between 7 and 10 years in prison”specify our colleagues.