Hit-and-run on Pointe-aux-Trembles worksite injures two traffic controllers

The worksite where two traffic controllers were injured in a hit-and-run on July 12, 2023. (Courtesy TVA Nouvelles/Screen capture)

By Tina Tenneriello

Posted July 13, 2023 10:45 am.

Last Updated July 16, 2023 5:08 pm.

Two traffic controllers were injured Wednesday night in a hit-and-run at a roadwork site in in Pointe-aux-Trembles.

According to Montreal police (SPVM), a witness says a vehicle tried to cross through a cordoned-off area near the intersection of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Boulevard and Industriel around 10:20 p.m.

The person driving the vehicle is said to have hit both victims and then fled the scene.

One of the two victims, a 39-year-old, remained in critical condition with life-threatening injuries two days after the incident. The other victim, who is also 39, suffered minor injuries.

The suspect, a 68-year-old man, turned himself in to police Thursday and was arrested. He was later released without being charged.

An investigation is ongoing.

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