A destiny that shifts in a split second ⏳
Imagine yourself, standing on a sidewalk, in the middle of the street. A dull noise. A shadow appears. Then… the impact. You are thrown several meters without understanding what just happened. Your life will never be the same again.
This is exactly what happened to Pauline Déroulède.
In a second, a 92-year-old man loses control of his car and hits her head-on. Her leg is torn off. She could have sunk, but instead, she chose to fight.
➡️ Today, she has become a high-level athlete and an engaged advocate for road safety.
🚗 A brutal… and avoidable accident
It all starts on a Saturday in October. After a sports session, Pauline waits for her partner in front of a florist, unaware that a tragedy is unfolding.
🔴 A car rushes towards her.
🔴 An impact at 50 km/h.
🔴 She is thrown 50 meters away.
👉 Result? A leg torn off.
Lying on the ground, she realizes the unthinkable: “A part of my leg is missing.” An excruciating pain, immense panic, and above all, a question: Why me?
What haunts her even today? This accident could have been avoided.
🎾 Resilience through sport: From pain to the Paralympic Games 🏆
Rather than giving in to despair, Pauline chooses the fight.
🔥 She takes up wheelchair tennis.
🔥 She becomes a high-level athlete.
🔥 She aims for the Paralympic Games.
👉 “Sport saved me. It gave me a new reason to get up every morning.”
Her talent and determination quickly propel her to the highest level. Her ultimate goal? To shine at the Paris Games and prove that nothing is impossible.
⚖️ An unbearable injustice: A trial that will never take place
After months in the hospital and rehabilitation, Pauline waits for one thing: justice.
But the trial she hoped for will never take place.
💥 The 92-year-old driver passed away before being judged.
💥 She will never get answers.
🔥 “It’s another injustice. I needed this trial to turn the page.”
This feeling of injustice will become the driving force of a much larger fight.
🚦 Road safety: Her fight to prevent other tragedies
Pauline does not want her story to repeat.
She advocates for mandatory medical tests for elderly drivers. Her goal?
✅ Regular checks to assess reflexes and eyesight.
✅ Better awareness among doctors and families.
✅ A national debate on senior driving.
👉 “We must prevent other lives from being shattered like mine.”
She now collaborates with Road Safety and speaks at conferences to make things change.
💬 Your opinion matters!
👉 Should mandatory medical checks be imposed for elderly drivers?
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Céline, a passionate blogger about news and travel, I decode the trends that make the world buzz. Whether it’s exploring hidden corners of the planet or analyzing the hottest topics in the news, I share my discoveries here with a curious and authentic perspective. Join me to travel through words and ideas!
