Day 3 of closing arguments at Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial

The lawyer for one of the three men charged in the deadly Lac-Megantic train derailment says his client had a limited role in the tragedy.

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Guy Poupart says Richard Labrie, who was traffic controller for the Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, was actually 200 kilometres from Lac-Mégantic when the tragedy occurred in the summer of 2013.

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Poupart told jurors in his closing arguments Friday a good portion of the Crown’s evidence did not concern Labrie and he asked they take that into account when they begin their deliberations.

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Labrie, train conductor Tom Harding and Jean Demaitre, the manager of train operations, are all charged with criminal negligence causing the death of 47 people.

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On July 6, 2013, a runaway train carrying crude derailed in Lac-Mégantic and exploded, killing the 47 and destroying part of the downtown core.

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The Crown presented its closing arguments Wednesday and Demaitre’s lawyer had his turn Thursday.

It is unclear whether Harding’s lawyer will come up Friday or Monday.