A pedestrian remained in critical condition on Sunday after being seriously injured in a “high-speed” collision involving two vehicles, one of the drivers of which was arrested for impaired driving. Montreal police are investigating.
It all happened around 3:15 a.m., at the intersection of boulevard Saint-Laurent and rue Jean-Talon, in the Villeray sector. The first police officers, who arrived on the scene shortly after the initial collision, first located a pedestrian “seriously injured in the upper body”, particularly in the head.
According to the first information transmitted by the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), the two drivers were in motion when they collided “at high speed”, hitting on the force of the impact a pedestrian who was was at the intersection at the same time.
The pedestrian, who would be in her forties, was rushed to a hospital center, where her condition was still considered “critical” at the start of the day on Sunday.
In the first vehicle, a 47-year-old driver was arrested for impaired driving and charges could be filed against him. In the other car, the 35-year-old driver suffered a nervous shock, while the 26-year-old passenger suffered upper body injuries.
These three men were also transported to a hospital center, but there was no fear for the life of any of them. The 26-year-old passenger was conscious during transport.
On the way from The Press, Sunday morning, a large security perimeter was in place in the area. Investigators have been dispatched to shed light on the situation. Detours were organized and a portion of Saint-Laurent Boulevard was temporarily closed to traffic.
Montreal investigators should in particular view video tapes from surveillance cameras of nearby businesses to better understand the movement of vehicles preceding the impact, which so far remains “unknown” by the police force. Potential auditory or visual witnesses could also be encountered in the vicinity.