Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested

The spectator is accused of involuntarily causing injury and putting the life of others at risk
Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested

Italy's Kristian Sbaragli, left, and France's Bryan Coquard, right, lie on the ground after crashing during the first stage of the Tour de France. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Pool Photo via AP)

The spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France has been arrested after presenting herself at a police station.

The spectator, a 30-year-old French woman, is in custody at a police station in Landerneau, Brittany, the northwest French region where the Tour de France, the world's biggest cycling event, held its first four stages.

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