News Release

Man’s Injury Sustained when he Ran onto Busy Street and was Struck by Vehicle; SIU Terminates Etobicoke Investigation

Case Number: 18-TCI-041   

Mississauga, ON (29 March, 2018) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into a serious injury suffered by a 35-year-old man last month in Etobicoke. 

In the afternoon hours of February 9, 2018, the Toronto Police Service was notified of an incident at a restaurant in the area of Evans Avenue and Brown’s Line. An individual of interest fled from the bar before police arrived. A short time later, an officer located a man matching the description of the person of interest, and asked for his name. The man fled from the officer onto Evans Avenue and was struck by a vehicle. He was transported by ambulance to hospital where he was diagnosed with a fracture to his right orbital bone.

Director Loparco said, “The evidence establishes that the injuries the man sustained were caused by his own actions. Accordingly I have terminated the investigation into this incident.”

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

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