Instead of accepting a ticket, a young Montrealers fled and even forces a dam

A reckless young Montrealer who led mad in a school area at the end of the classes, dark towards police officers and even forced a dam to avoid a banal contravention is now exposed to a worse sentence.

“The police saw the dust rising on the street when the vehicle was fleeing […] While several children were on the sidewalks since it was time for the end of the classes, ”said Mr.^e Jean-Philippe Mackay, of the Crown, this Thursday, at the Montreal courthouse.

Menottated in the accused box. Consequently, Keven Similhomme, 21, remained of marble by listening to the prosecutor recounting his day of March 12, 2024, where he was blowing into a time dried dangerously, committed a flight offense as well as the police.

It all started when patrollers noticed the accused. In addition, driving a instead accepting ticket, young montrealers BMW, which hurt a compulsory stop in addition to forgetting to put its indicators during a turn.

Except that instead of collaborating, Similhomme has decided to flee about 80km/h in a school area.

“When leaving. Consequently, the accused gives a big steering wheel and passes very closely to hit the vehicle of the agents,” said the summary of the facts.

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Keven Similhomme, 21, pleaded guilty this Thursday, August 21, 2025 of dangerous driving after fled the police during a routine interception in March 2024. During his flight aboard a black BMW, he hit police vehicles. Photos deposited at the Court

GPS access

The young criminal left so quickly that the police lost sight of him. But, although Similhomme thought he won, he was completely wrong.

The police had had time to note the car license plate number. It was a rented BMW, and the real owner proposed to help the agents.

“He gave them access to the geolocation data of the vehicle through an online application,” said the crown.

Thanks to this tool. the police were able to follow Similhomme on track, watching him go back and forth in parking lots of shopping centers. And, during instead accepting ticket, young montrealers his trips, he was circulating far too fast, even reaching 178 km/h on the highway.

“The police remained withdrawn to avoid flight behavior,” said the proof against the young man.

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Keven Similhomme, 21, pleaded guilty this Thursday, August 21, 2025 of dangerous driving after fled the police during a routine interception in March 2024. During his flight instead accepting ticket, young montrealers aboard a black BMW, he hit police vehicles. Photos deposited at the Court

Traces in the snow

Then. even when the police erected an autopatrouilles dam to intercept it, the accused rather “forced a breach” to continue his way. He then struck another police car, who forced him to stop net.

Determined not to get caught, Similhomme then fled the police on foot. Unfortunately for him. he had snowed, so that, even if he had succeeded in sowing the agents, they only had to follow him, literally.

“He was found hidden, lying on the ground, behind a shed,” said the crown.

Rather than going to trial, Similhomme pleaded guilty this Thursday. He will return to the court later for observations on the penalty to impose on him. His lawyer. M^e Vicky Powell, however, assured that the young man had ended the “lifestyle” he instead accepting ticket, young montrealers had at the time of crimes.