A little more than four months after a terrible collision that left one dead in the Turcot interchange in Montreal, the Sûreté du Québec arrested on Wednesday morning the man who allegedly fled the scene of the accident, leaving his deceased friend behind.
Yasser Laroui was arrested in the morning at his home in Longueuil.
He was to appear in the afternoon at the Montreal courthouse on charges of dangerous driving, hit-and-run causing death and possession of burglary tools.
Early in the morning of June 30, Yasser Laroui allegedly participated in a street race with one of his friends, Jahmal Emilus Dorcelus.
But once in the Turcot interchange, the young men who were speeding at very high speed in two rented Mercedes were involved in an extremely violent collision.
So violent that Jahmal Emilus Dorcelus died instantly. He was only 19 years old.
Yasser Laroui reportedly left the scene on foot, leaving his dead friend behind.
According to our information, Laroui left the country in the hours following the tragedy, probably to take refuge in Algeria.
Perhaps thinking that he had been forgotten, the young man returned to Quebec a few weeks later, at the end of the summer.
But the Sûreté du Québec investigation continued and the police were able to collect enough evidence to make his arrest.
Yasser Laroui has no criminal history, but he was well known to Longueuil police officers for his behavior in cars. As proof, the young man has received no less than 37 tickets over the last two years, only in the Longueuil territory, for violations of the road safety code or a municipal by-law.
