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Angela SCHNAEBELE

RARE PHOTOS: The french erin brockovich vs goodyear - The Real Truth

Sophie Rollet began her investigation after her husband died in July 2014 (Credit: AFP)

For a decade, French former childcare worker Sophie Rollet carried out her own, lonely investigation to make US auto equipment group Goodyear accountable for the death of her husband, Jean-Paul, in a collision linked to the company's tyres.

The 50-year-old mother of three's work finally paid off this past week, as authorities raided Goodyear sites in Europe, including its Brussels headquarters, as part of a probe into involuntary manslaughter.

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