Stéphane Roy had a mix of drugs including ecstasy, meth, and cannabis in his system at the time of the helicopter crash that tragically took his life and that of his 14-year-old son, Justin, in 2019.
Roy, the former president of Savoura, was piloting the helicopter when it crashed north of Mont-Tremblant on July 10, 2019.
In a bid to keep the toxicology results private amid a $50 million lawsuit against the helicopter manufacturer, Robinson Helicopter Company, Roy’s estate sought to prevent the release of these details, claiming a mechanical failure caused the crash while the company alleged Roy’s improper maintenance and operation led to the tragedy.
A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that the toxicology report should be made public to maintain the transparency of legal proceedings, despite the estate’s concerns about privacy and dignity.
The disappearance of Roy and Justin on their return from a fishing trip aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter prompted a large-scale search involving multiple agencies and volunteers. Their bodies were found two weeks later in a wooded area near Lac Valtrie.
An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada later determined that the crash resulted from a main rotor blade failure near Lac Valtrie in Quebec.
The Roy family estate officially filed a lawsuit against Robinson Helicopter Company on July 8, 2021.
