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a day ago
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Teen driver gets $1,700 ticket, licence suspended after going nearly 200 km/h on Quebec highway
Almost a dozen drivers in Laval and the surrounding region will be visiting impound lots and looking for ways to pay hefty fines after a week-long police operation on provincial highways. In the past week, Quebec provincial police (SQ) highway patrol officers in Laval handed out more than $16,000 in fines for excessive speeding tickets and impounded 11 vehicles. Since last Monday, the SQ reported 11 motorists going well beyond the 100 or 70 km/h limits on one of the highways in Laval, with each driver looking at tickets of at least $1,400. Motorcyclists' rides impounded On Monday, June 23, at around 11:45 p.m., the SQ pulled over a 19-year-old motorcyclist with a provisional licence who was riding at 192 km/h on Highway 13 southbound in Boisbriand. He was fined $1,761, had his licence suspended for a week, and his motorcycle impounded, in addition to getting 18 demerit points. Three days later, at around the same time, a 33-year-old biker was going 160 km/h in a 70 km/h zone on Highway 440 westbound and picked up the same penalties. Drivers fined thousands On Tuesday at 6 a.m., a 45-year-old man picked up a $1,761 fine and 18 demerit points after he was clocked going 190 km/h in the 100 km/h zone on Highway 15 North in Boisbriand. He also lost his licence for a week and had his vehicle impounded. The next day, a 25-year-old woman was going the same speed on the same highway in the eastbound direction in Laval at around 9:15 p.m. and picked up the same penalties. On Saturday, a 19-year-old was clocked going over twice the speed limit (209 km/h) again on Highway 15 and received a $1,986 ticket and 24 demerit points. His licence was also suspended, and his vehicle was impounded. That same night, a 20-year-old man was stopped going 177 km/h on Highway 13 northbound in Boisbriand, where the speed limit is 100 km/h. He got a $1,536 ticket and 14 demerit points, with his license suspended and vehicle impounded. Again on Saturday, a 31-year-old was on the same highway in Laval and stopped going 174 km/h. He got a $1,461 ticket and 14 demerit points, again losing his driver's licence for a week and his vehicle as it was impounded. On Sunday at 2:45 a.m., a 21-year-old man and a 62-year-old man picked up $1,611 fines and 18 demerit points for driving 181 km/h and 182 km/h, respectively, on Highway 15 north in Laval. Their licences were suspended, and their vehicles were impounded. Again on Sunday, a 32-year-old man and a 20-year-old man picked up $1,536 fines and 14 demerit points. The first driver was clocked going 175 km/h on Highway 440 east in Laval, and the second was going the same speed on Highway 640 in Deux-Montagnes. Both drivers' licences were suspended, and their vehicles were impounded. 'The Sûreté du Québec reminds drivers that speeding is one of the leading causes of fatal collisions on Quebec roads,' the SQ said in a news release.
CTV News
a day ago
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Alcohol and speed a factor in driver's death: Quebec police
A man in his 30s died following a car crash early Tuesday morning in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Lanaudière region. Police officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) in the Matawinie MRC were called at around 1 a.m. to Saint-Jean Road (Route 131) regarding a single-vehicle accident. The driver was travelling north on the road when he reportedly lost control of his car near the intersection of Rang des Forges and collided with concrete blocks. The 32-year-old man from Montreal, who was alone in the car, was ejected from the vehicle upon impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. 'Based on the evidence gathered at the scene and witness statements, alcohol and speed appear to have been factors in this collision, which would explain why the driver lost control while he was alone on the road,' said SQ spokesperson Sergeant Éloïse Cossette. A police officer specializing in collision investigations went to the scene to analyze the scene and obtain more information about the circumstances of the accident, Cossette said. Chemin Saint-Jean was closed to traffic until 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 1, 2025.
CTV News
2 days ago
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11 drivers' vehicles impounded, must pay over $1,600 in fines for excessive speeding: SQ
Almost a dozen drivers in Laval and the surrounding region will be visiting impound lots and looking for ways to pay hefty fines after a week-long police operation on provincial highways. In the past week, Quebec provincial police (SQ) highway patrol officers in Laval handed out more than $16,000 in fines for excessive speeding tickets and impounded 11 vehicles. Since last Monday, the SQ reported 11 motorists going well beyond the 100 or 70 km/h limits on one of the highways in Laval, with each driver looking at tickets of at least $1,400. Motorcyclists' rides impounded On Monday, June 23, at around 11:45 p.m., the SQ pulled over a 19-year-old motorcyclist with a provisional licence who was riding at 192 km/h on Highway 13 southbound in Boisbriand. He was fined $1,761, had his licence suspended for a week, and his motorcycle impounded, in addition to getting 18 demerit points. Three days later, at around the same time, a 33-year-old biker was going 160 km/h in a 70 km/h zone on Highway 440 westbound and picked up the same penalties. Drivers fined thousands On Tuesday at 6 a.m., a 45-year-old man picked up a $1,761 fine and 18 demerit points after he was clocked going 190 km/h in the 100 km/h zone on Highway 15 North in Boisbriand. He also lost his licence for a week and had his vehicle impounded. The next day, a 25-year-old woman was going the same speed on the same highway in the eastbound direction in Laval at around 9:15 p.m. and picked up the same penalties. On Saturday, a 19-year-old was clocked going over twice the speed limit (209 km/h) again on Highway 15 and received a $1,986 ticket and 24 demerit points. His licence was also suspended, and his vehicle was impounded. That same night, a 20-year-old man was stopped going 177 km/h on Highway 13 northbound in Boisbriand, where the speed limit is 100 km/h. He got a $1,536 ticket and 14 demerit points, with his license suspended and vehicle impounded. Again on Saturday, a 31-year-old was on the same highway in Laval and stopped going 174 km/h. He got a $1,461 ticket and 14 demerit points, again losing his driver's licence for a week and his vehicle as it was impounded. On Sunday at 2:45 a.m., a 21-year-old man and a 62-year-old man picked up $1,611 fines and 18 demerit points for driving 181 km/h and 182 km/h, respectively, on Highway 15 north in Laval. Their licences were suspended, and their vehicles were impounded. Again on Sunday, a 32-year-old man and a 20-year-old man picked up $1,536 fines and 14 demerit points. The first driver was clocked going 175 km/h on Highway 440 east in Laval, and the second was going the same speed on Highway 640 in Deux-Montagnes. Both drivers' licences were suspended, and their vehicles were impounded. 'The Sûreté du Québec reminds drivers that speeding is one of the leading causes of fatal collisions on Quebec roads,' the SQ said in a news release.
CTV News
25-06-2025
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Paddleboarder not wearing life jacket drowns west of Montreal: Quebec police
A woman rows her paddleboard as the weather warms. FILE PHOTO (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press) Quebec provincial police (SQ) say that the man who drowned while paddleboarding west of Montreal was not wearing a lifejacket, even though he had one on his board. The SQ said that the 40-year-old man was located at around 2 p.m. in the St-Charles River where he was paddleboarding before he fell into the water. The man's body was discovered near Masson Bridge along the shoreline. Police said he had a lifejacket on his board but was not wearing it when he fell into the water. The man was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It is the second drowning reported in the region since the heat wave hit Montreal on the weekend. On Monday, a young man drowned near Verdun Beach in Montreal, which was the second drowning at the beach since the beginning of June. In addition, a search is underway at Cap-Saint-Jacques Beach in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough after a 911 call about a person possibly in distress on Monday night.
CBC
24-06-2025
- Health
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1 body recovered from Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec's North Shore; 3 still missing
The body of one of the four people missing since Friday's Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec's North Shore was recovered Monday evening. The company, which specializes in emergency medical transport, confirmed that divers with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) recovered one of the aircraft's crew members at around 7 p.m. In a statement late Monday night, Airmedic said its thoughts are "with the family and loved ones of our colleague, to whom we offer our most sincere condolences." The identity of the victim will be released by the coroner once formal identification has been completed and the family's consent is obtained, the company said. The Airmedic helicopter carrying four crew members and one passenger crashed into Watshishou Lake around 10:30 p.m. Friday, near Natashquan, Que., about 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal, during a transport operation. One of the crew members managed to escape in circumstances that are still unclear. That person was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Search efforts to locate the aircraft and the other three individuals still missing are expected to continue Tuesday. "During these painful hours, the entire Airmedic family is in mourning," company spokesperson Raphaële Bourgault wrote in a statement. "We are deeply shaken and stand in solidarity with one another through this difficult time." Airmedic said it suspended its flight operations in the wake of the crash in order to prioritize the well-being of its teams and offer them the support they need. Psychosocial resources have been made available to employees, the company said.
