BEI set up command post after man in 60s fatally struck by stolen vehicle in Longueuil
Posted November 26, 2023 12:01 pm.
Last Updated November 27, 2023 4:24 pm.
Quebec’s police watchdog set up a command post Monday to gather more information on a driver who allegedly fled police in a stolen car, then struck and killed a man in his 60s in Longueuil over the weekend.
The agency, known as the Bureau des enquetes independantes (BEI) says Longueuil police received a call about a stolen car shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday.
They say officers in a patrol car found the stolen vehicle about half an hour later and began following it – in order to intercept it.
But they quickly lost sight of the vehicle, which struck a pedestrian about five minutes after police began following it.
The victim was transported to hospital, where he was declared dead.
One of the occupants of the vehicle was also injured and is now in hospital in stable condition.
BEI investigators set up the command post at the corner of Taschereau Blvd. and Saint-Charles in Longueuil, between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday.
Anyone who witnessed the police intervention, or may have video footage of it, is asked to contact the BEI via its website.
