The 500-metre stretch of road where a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians in Amqui, Que., is shown on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. A Quebec man charged with murder after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians last month is due back in court today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
AMQUI, Que. – A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into groups of pedestrians last month is due back in court today.
Steeve Gagnon is expected to be arraigned on three counts of first-degree murder and nine counts of attempted murder.
Gagnon has been in custody since the March 13 crash, when several groups of pedestrians were struck on a main street in Amqui, Que., in what police have described as an intentional act.
The appearance is set to take place at the courthouse in Amqui, about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
Gagnon, 38, was charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death, but the prosecutor had indicated more charges were expected, and a third victim has died since the accused’s initial court appearance.
The three people killed were Gérald Charest, 65; Jean Lafrenière, 73; and Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2023.
