A group of speeders blocked traffic on several highways in the Montreal area – including a lane of the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge – overnight from Saturday to Sunday to film themselves doing dangerous driving maneuvers.
Posted yesterday at 11:20 p.m.
For about an hour, from 1:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., on the night of Saturday to Sunday, a group of drivers and their passengers made Montreal motorists and the police see all the colors.
“They stopped traffic to film themselves doing dangerous driving maneuvers on the tracks,” said Stéphane Tremblay, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
At least three highways – 640 near Rosemère, Highway 15 South and the south lane of the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge – were thus blocked in turn by the same group of drivers.
Two vehicles were intercepted by law enforcement at the exit from the Samuel-De Champlain bridge in Brossard.
“The drivers and passengers have been identified and a van (pickup) was towed by the officers because the tires were too worn,” says Mr. Tremblay.
A dozen statements of offense were given at this time, in particular for worn tires, non-compliant exhaust pipes and missing documents.
Ongoing investigation
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is continuing its investigation into the case. Motorists provided license plate numbers of the vehicles involved. Videos from highway and bridge cameras will also be sent to the SQ, according to Stéphane Tremblay.
“We would not be surprised if other findings are issued or that there are charges to come,” said the spokesperson.
The offenders could be criminally charged with obstruction, dangerous driving or reckless driving, among other things.
“When we watch the videos, there is a panoply of offences,” points out Mr. Tremblay.