Pedestrian fatally struck by alleged drunk driver in Montreal

Police are investigating at the site of fatal accident at the intersection of Décarie Blvd. and Plamondon Ave. in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough (Matt Tornabene, CityNews)

By The Canadian Press

Posted October 31, 2025 6:43 am.

Last Updated October 31, 2025 12:23 pm.

A 69-year-old man died early Friday morning after being struck by a driver who was allegedly impaired.

It happened in Montreal around 3:40 a.m., in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Décarie Blvd. and Plamondon Ave., where the victim was found lying on the ground. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, a 26-year-old woman, was heading south on Décarie Blvd. at the time of the incident.

Décarie Blvd. is closed between Plamondon and Van Horne Ave. amid the investigation by the police after a fatal accident at the intersection of Décarie Blvd. and Plamondon Ave. in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough Oct. 31, 2025 (Matt Tornabene, CityNews)

Montreal Police (SPVM) arrested her for impaired driving.

SPVM investigators established a security perimeter at the scene to determine the causes and circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

Décarie Blvd. is closed between Plamondon and Van Horne Ave. amid the investigation.

–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews

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