Various police blotter items of note
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run Friday night in the Plateau, but the cops managed to catch the perpetrator. (CTV, which updated more recently, says the victim was badly injured but is still alive.)
Three guys attacked and stabbed another guy outside Place des Arts after closing time early Saturday morning and police are looking for witnesses.
A young man was lightly injured car surfing in the Westmount streets behind St. Joseph’s Oratory and there’s the hint that the “sport” is becoming more popular among the upper crust.
A calèche horse got spooked in Old Montreal Saturday afternoon and police had to help the owner restrain her. Kind of sad priority in the telling of this tale: cars were damaged, no people were hurt – but nothing’s said about whether the horse is OK.
Ian 10:10 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
I actually know the woman who got hit (just in front of Prime Time on Park) and others I know said she was dead at the scene. I will know quite a few very happy people if she survived.
Kate 10:57 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
Radio-Canada has updated their story to say she was “gravement blessée” – I am sorry the initial report was so upsetting but there’s no news about the nature of her injuries or where she is now.
Chris 11:26 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
Ian, I hope you and her other friends push the police to charge the driver. Drivers almost always get away with these things. :(
Kate 11:31 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
The Radio-Canada item says the perpetrator was a 76-year-old woman who was under the influence (en état d’ébriété, presumably of alcohol), which taken together would, I hope, mean she loses her license. But as you say, our society puts so much importance on the need for individual mobility that it often seems people are allowed to continue driving despite evidence they’re not safe behind the wheel.
kg 12:07 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
She is expected to die when they pull the plug, unfortunately.
Ian 12:28 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
@kg – where are you getting this info?
Kate 13:36 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
As noted offscreen, kg works in a newsroom and, unfortunately in this case, probably has heard news that hasn’t been spelled out yet.
Tantastic Ted 16:38 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
If you’re so curious about the horse, why didn’t you link to an article that has a photo of the event?
Kate 16:58 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
If you know about the existence of such an article, why didn’t you provide the link instead of snarking about it?
I read a lot of stuff, but I can’t be expected to read every single news article generated in Montreal at a given moment.
Here’s a CTV version of the story showing the horse from above, but not close up.
Ian 20:27 on 2012/09/30 Permalink
Insider info – the victim of the hit-and-run has had a brain operation since last night, and is still in a coma. Doesn’t look like the doctors have given up on her yet. She remains in critical condition.
Kate 00:40 on 2012/10/01 Permalink
Thanks for the update, Ian.