Quebec man may face charge in death of 'designated driver'
CBC News
December 14, 2008

A Quebec woman who ran a car service for people who drank too much was herself likely killed by an impaired driver early Sunday morning, police said.

Céline Descoteaux, 60, was killed instantly at 2:30 a.m. ET on Sunday when a sport utility vehicle slammed into her car on Highway 122 in Drummondville, Que.

The driver of the other vehicle lost control and struck Descoteaux's car on the driver's side as she was transporting a couple home, police said.

A woman in Descoteaux's car suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries while her male companion suffered minor injuries.

A male driver, 48, suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital where police obtained a blood sample, police said.

Quebec provincial police spokesman Sgt. Gregory Gomez del Prado said there was "sustainable evidence" that the driver was intoxicated, "so a blood test was ordered at the hospital."

Neighbour Tammyle Giroux described Descoteaux as generous, offering her service at an affordable rate — often whatever the clients could afford.

"Nobody is immune to it," said Margaret Miller, national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada. "It doesn't matter if you drink or don't drink. When you are out on that highway there's a good chance a lot of the people around you are drinking and you have to think about that in advance."