Woman contradicts Zack Kassian's testimony in DUI case.

A bad look for Zack Kassian.

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Woman contradicts Zack Kassian's testimony in DUI case.
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There were some very interesting details that emerged from an ongoing trial in Quebec, Canada this week, details that paint former Montreal Canadiens forward and current Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian in a rather unfavorable light.

The case does not see Kassian charged with committing any crime but rather has him appearing as a witness to give testimony in the case of 24 year old Alison De Courcy-Ireland who faces 2 impaired driving charges. You might be wondering what that has to do with Kassian, well as it turns out Alison De Courcy-Ireland is charged stemming from an incident in which she crashed a pickup truck that was in Kassian's possession at the time. It also did not help matters that Kassian was in the truck at the time and suffered significant injuries like a broken foot and a broken nose as well. 

According to a report from Paul Cherry of the Montreal Gazette, Kassian testified that he had at no point that night been behind the wheel of his vehicle, but there were 2 other people inside the car with Kassian at the time and one of them disputes that claim. 

“I crawled into the back seat and fell asleep. The rest I don’t recall,” said Kassian as per the Montreal Gazette.

The other passenger in the car, a young woman named Gemma Brown, testified that it was Kassian who was initially behind the steering wheel of his pickup as the trio left his home early that morning. She also added that Kassian appeared to fall asleep while driving down the highway and it was at that point that she and De Courcy-Ireland managed to place Kassian in the backseat. This obviously is a stark contract to Kassian's testimony although how this might impact him moving forward, especially given how long it has been since this incident, remains to be seen. 

A video recording inside the ambulance caught Kassian lying to an ambulance technician about the substances he had consumed that evening, and Kassian was pressed about whether or not he may have lied regarding other details of his story. 

“If you are trying to prove that I was driving, it is false, completely false,” Kassian said near the end of his testimony.

The judge is expected to announce his decision regarding De Courcy-Ireland's 2 charges later today.

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