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No Charges to Issue in Relation to Mississauga Collision Between Vehicle and Teenager Fleeing from Police Officer

Case Number: 25-OCI-285

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SIU Investigating After Teen Struck by Vehicle While Fleeing Police in Mississauga

Witness Assistance

Mississauga, ON (6 November, 2025) ---

In the early morning of July 20, 2025, Peel Regional Police officers attended a restaurant and bar on Lakeshore Road East in Mississauga to investigate a report of the door person being assaulted by two individuals. A witness at the scene described what had occurred and identified the two individuals inside another nearby restaurant. One of the persons of interest – a 16-year-old male – exited the shop. The officer called out to the teenager. The teenager immediately fled on foot. When he entered onto the curb lane of traffic, he was struck by a westbound SUV. The officer, who was within a metre or two of the teenager when the collision occurred, immediately called for an ambulance and checked on the teen. The teen was transported to hospital and reportedly diagnosed with a broken left leg and an unspecified head injury. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the injuries.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES