Trial underway for Quebec provincial police officer in 2014 death of young boy

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A trial began Monday for a Quebec provincial police officer in the death of a young boy more than four years ago.

Patrick Ouellet is charged with one count of dangerous driving causing the death of Nicholas Thorne-Belance in February 2014.

The five-year-old boy was a passenger in his father’s car when it was struck by an unmarked police cruiser driven by Ouellet.

A crime scene technician was the first witness to take the stand.