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Érik Charbonneau , a plane pilot, is responsible for a collision which left two people seriously injured.
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A plane pilot admitted causing a collision while was driving while impaired by alcohol during a road test.
While his blood alcohol level was more than double the legal limit, Érik Charbonneau caused injuries important to a couple.
In the middle of the afternoon on September 30, 2022, Charbonneau tested a imposing Jeep Wagoneer in the company of a car salesman, on Highway 40.
The collision occurred in the Portneuf sector.
In the Pont-Rouge exit ramp, the pilot cannot negotiate the curve. His vehicle veered into the oncoming lane, where it collided head-on with the victims' Honda CRV.
During the hearing, held Tuesday at the Quebec courthouse, DPCP prosecutor Valérie Bélizaire-Joseph described their injuries at length.
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If l& ;#x27;man suffered several bruises and displaced vertebrae, he was able to be released from the hospital the same day. On the other hand, his partner suffered – and still suffers – from numerous significant injuries.
The woman in her 50s suffered severe internal bleeding requiring hospitalization in intensive care for a month.
Me Valérie Bélizaire-Joseph, prosecutor from the office of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions
Plunged into a coma for nine days and on an artificial respirator for two weeks, she had to treat several fractures to her ribs and one to her eye bone.
Doctors noted damage to her liver and spleen, and the lady still experiences digestive problems and abdominal pain to this day.
Upon arrival at the scene of the impact, agent Guillaume Belleau-Boutin of the Sûreté du Québec detected a faint odor of alcohol coming from Charbonneau, which aroused doubt.
According to the account of Me Bélizaire-Joseph, the driver at fault said that he had consumed two beers three hours earlier.
On the other hand, he gets the mention fail after having blown into the alcohol detection device. Érik Charbonneau then mentions to the police officer that he is afraid of losing his pilot's license.
Subsequent tests will show blood alcohol levels of 170 and 190 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, more than double the the limit of 80 mg.
The 34-year-old airline pilot, who ;had no criminal record, is very affected by the events, assures his lawyer.
In more than 20 years of career, I have never seen someone so shaken, insisted Mr. Simon Roy during the hearing.
He assures that his client is very sensitive to the many health problems experienced by the victims.
The defense lawyer asked that the judge not find Charbonneau guilty immediately to allow him to keep his driver's license while waiting for the determination of his sentence.
The pilot who lives in Lévis can therefore continue to travel to his place of work, ;#x27;Quebec airport.
His case will return before Judge Réna Émond in June to determine the date of observations on the sentence.
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