A victim of a serious road accident implores young people to be heard, when they are in a vehicle, to avoid other tragedies like the one that occurred in Saint-Robert in Montérégie, Sunday, which cost life to three young adults.
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On Sunday, a 19-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle before rolling over several times. Three of the four youths on board lost their lives and a 16-year-old girl remained in critical condition nearly 24 hours after the accident.
According to the first information from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the speed could be in question.
Victim of a serious road accident in 2010 caused by the speed and intoxication of the driver, Claudia Di Lorio wanted to raise awareness among young people in an interview with LCN.
“The key message is to learn to say ‘no’ and to learn to say ‘stop’ to the driver,” said the lawyer. When a driver starts to accelerate to make people laugh or get to their destination more quickly, passengers should not hesitate to say “no, stop, otherwise I will disembark”. In the car, you have to learn to respect yourself and use your voice to protect yourself.”
According to Claudia Di Lorio, prevention makes the difference.
“When I see what happened, I say to myself “again”, lamented the one who spent a month in a coma after her accident. There are too many and we can’t stop talking about them. We never talk about it enough. This is proof that raising awareness is still relevant.”
“We have made so much progress in the last few years,” she added. The road safety record is improving, but we have reached a plateau for some time […]. We have to innovate and go further.”
According to the most recent statistics from the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), young people aged 16 and 24, who represent 10% of driver’s licenses issued in Québec, are responsible for 23% of accidents resulting in bodily injury. .