Fan Whose Cardboard Sign Caused Horrific Tour de France Crash Is Arrested
The French woman turned herself into a police station.
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A fan who halted a leg of the Tour de France Saturday has now ridden herself into jail. Police said Wednesday that the fan, a 30-year-old French woman, turned herself into jail, days after authorities called on the public’s help to find her. The woman was caught on camera holding up a cardboard sign for TV outlets to capture, causing a German biker to crash into her. That collision led to a pile-up of bikers, some of whom sustained injuries that forced them to drop out of the race. She’s being accused of involuntary injury and putting others’ lives at risk. She could face a fine of up to 1,500 Euros. On Monday, Tour de France bikers collectively stopped riding in a protest to advocate for safer biking conditions in the race.
GREAT TO SEE SPECTATORS BACK INVOLVED IN SPORTS EH pic.twitter.com/Kwxj8be2Qh
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 26, 2021
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