Jury selection continues for Mégantic train derailment trial
The selection process is now into its second week at the Sherbrooke courthouse, seeking out bilingual area residents to serve on the jury for the upcoming Mégantic train derailment trial.
Former Montreal Maine Atlantic Railway (MMA) employees Thomas Harding (conductor), Richard Labrie (traffic controller) and Jean Demaitre (operations manager) are each charged with 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death. All three have pleaded not guilty. MMA will face the same negligence charges in a separate trial at a later date.
According to a courthouse representative, the selection will continue for the next few weeks. After enough candidates are chosen, the shortlist will reconvene at the courthouse for final selection.
The trial will likely start at the beginning of October, she said.