Montreal-area police officer found guilty in dangerous-driving death
LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Montreal-area police officer was found guilty Thursday of dangerous driving causing the death of a five-year-old boy in 2014.
Nicholas Thorne-Belance was a passenger in his father’s car when it was struck by an unmarked police cruiser driven by Patrick Ouellet.
Ouellet’s trial last month heard he was travelling at about 110 km/h in a 50 km/h zone when he hit the vehicle carrying the boy. The youngster died a few days later.
Ouellet, a provincial police officer, was on surveillance duty when the crash occurred.