FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

Sûreté du Québec officers responded to two motor vehicle incidents in the region last Wednesday – both involving speeding and careless driving.

At about 4 p.m., a 911 call was made regarding a collision between a car and a truck on Cité des Jeunes Blvd. near Duhamel Street in St. Lazare. When officers and paramedics reached the scene, they learned that a female driver had struck the rear of a truck and ended up in a ditch. No injuries were reported.

Lamborghini speeding

Two hours later, two SQ patrollers caught a 2025 Lamborghini Huracan, worth an estimated $350,000, travelling along Route 201 in Rigaud at over 120 kilometres per hour in a 70 zone. It took two SQ patrol vehicles to intercept the speeding driver, and while a Lamborghini can reach a speeds up to 325 kilometres per hour, the driver instead chose to stop and was issued a speeding ticket.

Motorcyclist killed in Coteau crash

A 60-year-old man was killed Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed while attempting to exit Highway 20 in Coteau du Lac.

The Sûreté du Québec say speed is the likely cause of the loss of control and crash, although the confirmed cause of the accident will only be announced after the investigation is completed.

The accident happened at about 5 p.m., when the motorcyclist was heading west on Highway 20  and took Exit 14, toward Autoroute 201 south to Valleyfield.

According to Ève Brochu-Joubert of the SQ, no other vehicle was involved in the motorcyclist losing control of his bike.

The victim was rushed to a Valleyfield hospital with critical injuries, where he was declared dead, Brochu-Joubert said.