Well there wasn't anything in the local paper but I spoke to a couple of the shopowners and apparently he was 'ivre mort' - blind drunk. He had tried to get a drink in one of the cafés and was refused. He then left and came back 20 minutes later like nothing had happened and tried to get a drink again and was once more refused. I 'bumped' into him as he was attempting to move his car from the place he had parked.
When his driverless car smashed into a van on the main avenue the police were called and he was verbally abusing the driver of the van and anyone else who happened to be around. The police arrived and he continued to give them a mouthful and ended up in the back of their van.
I don't know what happened after that but one thing is for sure he wasn't behind the wheel of his car and didn't kill anyone - this time.
My work here is done
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