Motorist dies in St-Placide after falling asleep at the wheel

A man in his 30s lost his life in St-Placide in the Laurentians on Sunday presumably after falling asleep at the wheel.Police were informed by a passerby shortly before 4:45 p.m of a vehicle overturned in a field on Highway 344.Emergency responders declared the 35-year-old man from St-André-d’Argenteuil dead at the scene.Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Claude Denis said the vehicle’s engine was cold, which meant the accident occurred several hours before