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 pedestrians was formally charged today with three counts of first-degree murder.
Steeve Gagnon was also arraigned on nine counts of attempted murder in connection with the alleged attack on March 13 that left three dead and several seriously injured in Amqui, Que.
A truck drove into several groups of pedestrians on a main street in the town about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City in what police have described as an intentional act.
Today’s court appearance took place before Quebec court Judge Yves Desaulniers at the courthouse in Amqui.
The 38-year-old Gagnon has been in custody since the alleged attack and was already facing two counts of dangerous driving causing death.
The case was put off until June 20.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2023.
