Sully fatal crash Porsche driver sentenced to two years in prison, Digi Mart USA News (Sully, Calvados, France): On Sunday, February 2, 2025, Michel*, 50, was riding his scooter on the departmental road toward Bayeux from Port-en-Bessin near Sully in the Calvados department when he was struck by a motorist at about 1 a.m. The impact was so violent that debris from the scooter was found scattered across the road.
Michel died before emergency services arrived. A crashed Porsche Cayenne was found abandoned along the roadside, and no trace of braking was found.
The driver, Jonathan*, 31, was quickly arrested with a blood alcohol level of 1 gram per liter.
Jonathan reportedly asked his brother-in-law to pick him up, insisting he had believed he hit an animal and that the scooter had been riding without lights. The victim’s family, present at the criminal hearing on Thursday, September 17, 2026, rejected that account.
Witnesses who were motorists stated that the scooter’s headlights were working.
The prosecutor noted that since the July 2025 law, the charge of “road homicide” replaces “involuntary homicide” when a driver causes a fatal crash while intoxicated or fleeing the scene. The maximum penalty can reach 10 years in prison, and the prosecutor requested six years, including one year suspended.
On Thursday, November 5, 2026, Jonathan was sentenced to four years in prison, including two years firm and two years of probation with a mandatory care obligation. His driving license was annulled, with a ban on retaking the test for eight months.
The court issued a deferred committal warrant.
*First name used under a pseudonym.
