**Thursday, June 26, a head-on collision on the A8 motorway caused the death of three people in Mandelieu. Senator Alexandra Borchio Fontimp calls for tougher penalties against risky driving behaviors.**
A few hours after the accident, the Alpes-Maritimes senator, **Alexandra Borchio Fontimp**, reacted publicly. In a statement, she expressed her “deep emotion” and offered her thoughts to the victims’ families.
She calls for political mobilization against driving under the influence of substances. *”This new tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least three people and seriously injured another, should alert us all,”* she states.
The parliamentarian reminds us that **nitrous oxide**, already implicated in other cases, remains easily accessible. She advocates for **a change in legislation** to penalize driving under the influence, even in the absence of an accident. She has initiated several amendments, including one specifically on nitrous oxide.
The text on road homicide is set to return for a second reading [in the Senate](https://www.senat.fr/) in the coming days. [Alexandra Borchio Fontimp](https://www.nicepremium.fr/politique/alexandra-borchio-fontimp-alerte-sur-les-sabotages-electriques-en-marge-du-festival-de-cannes/) hopes that this discussion will enable the strengthening of prevention and sanction measures.
**Head-on collision in the wrong direction: three dead, one seriously injured**
[The tragedy occurred Thursday at 6:40 AM on the A8 motorway](https://www.nicepremium.fr/faits-divers/accident-mortel-sur-la8-trois-personnes-decedees-la-circulation-paralysee-pres-de-mandelieu/), heading towards Italy, near Mandelieu-la-Napoule. A driver was traveling in the wrong direction, first hitting a vehicle without causing injury. Moments later, he collided head-on with another car.
The two passengers in that vehicle, aged 33 and 34, died instantly. **The at-fault driver also died**. His identity is still being verified. An 18-year-old passenger with him was seriously injured. His condition is critical.
Emergency services responded quickly. Twenty-three firefighters and about ten vehicles were mobilized.
In a statement, the Grasse public prosecutor’s office confirmed **the results of toxicological tests**. The responsible driver had an alcohol level of 0.74 g/l of blood. He had also consumed cocaine. These elements shape the initial conclusions of the investigation.
Traffic had been completely stopped in the area for several hours. Exits were enforced from Les Adrets onward.
An investigation is ongoing. Authorities are seeking to **precisely determine the sequence of events**. The causes of the driver’s behavior, his trajectory, and his condition in the hours leading up to the tragedy are the focus of the inquiries.
