The facts took place on the night of July 13 to 14, 2022 on the Koninklijke Baan in Lombardsijde, a sub-municipality of Middelkerke. A 39-year-old woman from Nieuwpoort drove her car over the body of a seventeen-year-old boy from Dilbeek. All help came too late for the victim, who was riding a scooter. The driver of the vehicle appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.