# Mauzac tragedy: driver sentenced to seven years in prison in Toulouse

> On November 7, 2025, in Mauzac, a failure to stop by Théo C., a driver under the influence of drugs and without a license, led to the drowning of Thomas and Nino. Before the trial, the family of Nino Cerqueira, 23, denounced a "life sentence." On October 29, 2026, the Toulouse court tried and sentenced Théo C., aged 21. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, two of which suspended, for aggravated road homicide.

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 3 events in 2 departments (Haute-Garonne, Dordogne), followed from 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026. 6 articles from 3 sources (justice); last updated on 29 October 2026 at 19:25. Reported toll: 2 deaths, 1 arrest.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Justice
- Place: Haute-Garonne, Dordogne
- First detected: 27 October 2026 at 18:01
- Updated: 29 October 2026 at 19:25
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/153-mauzac-tragedy-driver-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-in-toulouse

## Reported figures

- 2 deaths
- 1 arrests

## Coverage angles

The articles cover the same seven-year prison sentence, but the left focuses more on the victims, their families, and the account of the tragedy, while the center concentrates on the judicial decision and the identity of the convicted person.

**Common ground**

- Théo C. was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated road homicide
- Two passengers, Thomas (20) and Nino (23), drowned in Mauzac
- The events took place on November 7, 2025 after a failure to stop
- The driver was under the influence of drugs and without a license

**Differences**

- The left develops testimonies and the families' suffering before the trial, an angle absent from the center article
- The left details the accident circumstances (night, rain, speed), not taken up by the center

## Timeline (3 events)

### 27 October 2026 — [Mauzac tragedy: family of a victim speaks out before road homicide trial](https://acturadar.com/en/events/2084-mauzac-tragedy-family-of-a-victim-speaks-out-before-road-homicide-trial.md)

Ahead of the road homicide trial, the family of Nino Cerqueira, 23, killed in an accident in Mauzac on November 7, 2025, caused by a driver under the influence of drugs and without a license, denounces a "life sentence".

1 sources, 4 articles · Mauzac — Haute-Garonne

### 29 October 2026 — [Drame de Mauzac : le conducteur condamné à Toulouse](https://acturadar.com/en/events/4287-drame-de-mauzac-le-conducteur-condamne-a-toulouse.md)

Théo C., qui conduisait lors du refus d'obtempérer ayant entraîné la noyade de Thomas et Nino à Mauzac, est jugé et condamné à Toulouse ce 29 octobre.

1 sources, 1 articles · Toulouse — Haute-Garonne, Dordogne

### 29 October 2026 — [Homicide routier : sept ans de prison pour la mort de deux passagers](https://acturadar.com/en/events/4304-homicide-routier-sept-ans-de-prison-pour-la-mort-de-deux-passagers.md)

Un jeune homme de 21 ans a été condamné à sept ans de prison dont deux avec sursis pour homicide routier aggravé, après un refus d'obtempérer ayant causé la mort de deux de ses passagers.

1 sources, 1 articles · Not located

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