News Release
SIU Investigating Death of Male on Highway 401
Case Number: 05-TCD-025
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Toronto Police Service officers arrived at the scene in response to reports of a male individual who was threatening to throw himself and a young girl off the bridge. Some time later, the male threw his daughter off the bridge and then jumped himself onto the highway below. The young girl was taken to the Hospital for Sick Children where she is being treated for internal injuries. The male sustained fatal injuries.
Initial information following the incident indicated the police presence at the scene was confined to the periphery of the bridge. However, it has since been confirmed that officers were on the bridge and talking to the man at the time of the incident, thereby triggering the SIU's jurisdiction.
SIU investigators have been dispatched and will be conducting an investigation of the circumstances surrounding this event.
The SIU is appealing for anyone who witnessed this incident to contact the Unit at 416-641-1879 or 1-800-787-8529.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations