A policeman rushes at a teen motorcyclist

In September 2016, Sergeant Claude Baril observed an ATV and an off-road motorcycle traveling on rue Sainte-Brigitte and tried to intercept them. After chasing at around 70 km / h, however, the motorcyclist managed to escape, not without the police vehicle hitting the wheel of the motorcycle for the first time, but without damage.

However, a few moments later, the policeman finds the fugitive. While driving very close, the policeman struck the motorcycle again, the driver ending his race in a ditch through the trees. Suffering from a concussion, the 16-year-old motorcyclist was rushed to hospital and charged with reckless driving.

In its decision of October 15, the ethics committee recalls that the young motorcyclist "has a lot to be ashamed of", he is not, however, kind to the experienced police officer.

He first finds it "disturbing" that the police officer refuses to talk about a pursuit when an accident reenactmentist has demonstrated a total chase of 2.8 km without ever respecting the directive. inform his superior.

The committee "does not believe" several elements of the police officer's version, especially when he says he did not hit the motorcycle for the first time. Especially since a witness claimed to have seen the scene and that a trace of rubber was visible on the car.

As for the second chase, it was "dangerous" to undertake it and the officer should have known "that this last chase could end very badly". It ended up in a ditch after a second impact between the vehicles.

In addition to careless use of his vehicle, Sergeant Baril, now retired, also committed a fault by "failing to help" the injured motorcyclist. While the teenager was in pain, the policeman had a "cold, distant and uninterested in the injured" demeanor.