A citizen was able to film Wednesday morning the driver of a Sûreté du Québec van running through the stop at the corner of De Rouen and Parthenais streets, where the young Mariia Legenkovska, 7, was caught in died by a motorist while walking to school five months ago.
The images posted on social networks show the driver of vehicle number 6T01 of the Sûreté du Québec driving slowly west on rue De Rouen, before making a left turn without immobilizing his vehicle.
Mélina Dorleans, who lives at this intersection, filmed the scene after her daughter left the house on Wednesday to go to Jean-Baptiste-Meilleur elementary school, the one young Mariia attended.
“Drivers who don’t stop at this intersection are the majority,” she says. They make their turn and brake at the last second when there is a pedestrian, often children walking towards school. It’s very dangerous. »
To see a driver of a vehicle of the Sûreté du Québec, whose headquarters is located nearby, rue Parthenais, adopt this practice is shocking, she said.
“The SQ is a corporate citizen of the neighborhood, we would like the police to set an example, especially when they are on duty. »
In the wake of the death of young Mariia Legenkovska in December after being hit by a driver who was also turning left, the Montreal police automatically issued statements of offense to motorists who failed to immobilize their vehicle there. .
The Sûreté du Québec told The Press be aware of the existence of the video.
“The manager of the position concerned is notified as we speak, checks will be made. The objective is to identify the person who was driving at that time, ”says Sergeant Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, spokesperson for the SQ.
“Appropriate measures” will be taken based on the analysis of the situation.
“Could a statement of offense be issued? It’s not impossible, but it would be up to the SPVM to issue it,” she adds.
On Twitter, the Montreal police said they had transmitted the information to the neighborhood station in the sector, or PDQ 22.
According to our information, at least one citizen filed a police ethics complaint on Wednesday concerning this event.
Earlier this month, a citizen had filmed 44 violations in one hour committed by motorists who made a prohibited left turn at this intersection during the afternoon rush hour.
The Ville-Marie borough has undertaken to install more than a hundred speed bumps this summer to encourage motorists to respect the maximum authorized speed.
The Sûreté du Québec launched a controversial national awareness campaign earlier this month that placed the onus of safety solely on pedestrians and cyclists, obscuring any liability from motor vehicle drivers in collisions, which several organizations.