Quebec Police Identify 2 Victims Fatally Injured in Amqui Hit and Run

Suspect charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death; more charges could be brought

Church volunteer Daniel Theriault places a plush toy on the steps of a church in Amqui, Que., on March 14, 2023. Two people were killed and nine others were injured the previous afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press

Two pedestrians, who were killed in a hit and run in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui on March 13, have been identified by Quebec police as Jean Lafrenière, 73, and Gérald Charest, 65.

In an email to The Epoch Times, Quebec police spokeswoman Sergeant Hélène St-Pierre said besides the two victims fatally killed, there were additional pedestrians injured, ranging from an infant a few months old to one victim 77 years of age.