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The Sûreté du Québec’s major crimes investigation division has arrested a man implicated in a fatal collision in July near St-Zotique, 50 kilometres west of Montreal, near the Ontario border.
James Douglas Cameron, a 59-year-old Nova Scotian, was arrested Thursday for dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing injury, according to a statement from the SQ. He appeared the same day at the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield courthouse by videoconference.
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The charges relate to an incident that occurred July 2, 2023, around 10:45 a.m. According to the police report, a heavy goods vehicle traveling on Highway 20 westbound near St-Zotique was unable to stop in time when traffic slowed down. He then hit another vehicle, which had five people on board.
Two of the five occupants, children, died and the other three suffered significant injuries.
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