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Driver arrested after Boisbriand car crash injures five

MONTREAL – The driver of a car that crashed in Boisbriand, injuring all five occupants – including two critically – was arrested Tuesday.

The man arrested, who is in his 20s, will likely face impaired driving, dangerous driving and possibly negligence charges, Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse de Blainville Sgt. Martin Charron said.

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Two young men, age 17 and 22, were critically injured when the car flipped over several times and crashed on Alfred Laliberté St. in Boisbriand about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Charron said.

The five occupants of the car were between the ages of 17 and 22.

When police arrived the driver was the only one left inside the vehicle, Charron said. The four others were near the car. It was not known whether they were ejected or got out on their own.

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Police investigators were combing the scene Tuesday trying to determine how fast the car was going before the crash.
 

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