Brenda Pelletier Bélanger granted bail in alleged suicide pact that killed 1

An 18-year-old woman has been granted bail on charges related to what police say appears to be a failed attempt at carrying out an alleged suicide pact.

Two teens were involved in a head-on collision that killed 51-year-old Jacques Beauchemin in October 2014.

The crash happened on Highway 158 in Mirabel.

The younger of the two cannot be identified as she was a minor at the time of the crash, but driver Brenda Pelletier Bélanger, an 18-year-old from St-Colomban, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Her passenger, who was injured in the crash, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in youth court.

According to Quebec provincial police Sgt. Mélanie Dumaresq, evidence collected by police suggests that the head-on collision was deliberate.

"They think the two girls made a suicide pact. That's why they went on the road and caused a fatal collision," Dumaresq said.