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Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident

Jun 18, 2025 | 2:48 PM

RIMOUSKI — The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime.

Steeve Gagnon’s lawyer said during final arguments that his client had reached down to retrieve an e-cigarette pod and accidentally drove off the road in a moment of inattention.

Hugo Caissy told jurors Gagnon’s story was “reckless, but not implausible” and that his client should be acquitted.

Gagnon is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and the attempted murder of nine other people on March 13, 2023, in Amqui, Que., northeast of Quebec City.