Two killed when driver stops for ducks crossing highway.
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From: Criminal Drivers Murder 40,000 Americans a Year on 30 Jun 2010 14:01 The motorcycle was obviously following too closely. What if there had been a person on the highway? http://www.vancouversun.com/news/killed+Montreal+after+driver+stops+ducks/3210738/story.html#ixzz0sB8wuFLg MONTREAL - A woman who lost both her husband and teenage daughter in a tragic collision Sunday night says she doesnt want to see charges laid against the young woman driving the car involved in the crash. Pauline Volikakis survived the accident which claimed her two family members on Highway 30 near the 98 kilometre mark in Candiac on the South Shore. Her husband, André Roy, 50, and their 16-year-old daughter, Jessie, were killed when their motorcycle struck a car travelling ahead of them that stopped suddenly when the female driver spotted a family of ducks in the road. Volikakis was riding on a separate bike, which also struck the car, but she was not seriously injured. It is illegal in Quebec to slam on the brakes in the middle of the highway even to avoid hitting an animal. Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Richard Gagné said it may take several days for a crown prosecutor to decide on whether or not to press charges against the young driver, who was not hurt in the crash. Whether it's ducks or any other small animal, you do not stop unless it is perfectly safe to do so, Gagne said. |