A youthful weekend stunt gone tragically wrong resulted in three criminal charges Monday against a 21-year-old Quebec man."Into the paddy wagon avec vous!"
Alex Labbé was accused of causing the death of his friend in a so-called couch-surfing accident.
"Here lies François Hallée, taken from us at a tender age in a tragic furniture accident..."
On a snowy night
"It was a dark and snowy night..."
in the Quebec village of St-Benjamin,
"... all was quiet in the peaceful Quebec village of St-Benjamin..."
Labbé was allegedly driving a vehicle
"Suddenly there was the roar of an engine!"
that dragged a sofa
"From out of nowhere came a couch!"
carrying two of his friends
That'd be François and Jean-Pierre...
last Saturday.
That's the most riotous night of the week in the peaceful little Quebec village of St-Benjamin. It's specifically reserved for riot and license on the civic calendar...
A vehicle travelling in the opposite direction
"Look out!"
smashed into the rolling sofa,
[SMASH!]
killing one of its passengers, 22-year-old Franßois Hallée.
[THUMP!] "Aaaiiieee!" [rattle]
Labbe had already been charged with hit and run causing death and dangerous driving causing death. On Monday, prosecutors laid a third charge of criminal negligence causing death.