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Driver in fatal Montreal-Est crash to face charges

Watch above: Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture confirmed to Global News that the driver involved in a horrific accident that killed two teens will face charges.

MONTREAL-EST – The 19-year-old driver involved in a horrific crash early Saturday morning that killed two teens and left three, including himself, seriously injured, will face charges.

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Police spokesperson Manuel Couture told Global News that the young man will be charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and also criminal negligence causing death, after the car he was driving slammed into a tree and then hit a house on Notre-Dame Street in Montreal-Est.

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The condition of the surviving teens was upgraded from critical to stable and police do not fear for their lives.

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Couture also indicated that charges of impaired driving may be added,  pending the results of a blood test.

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