News Release

News Release

SIU Appeals for Witnesses to Fatal Vehicle Collision in Kenora

Case Number: 12-PVD-276   

Mississauga (24 September, 2012) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is seeking witnesses to events that led up to a fatal vehicle collision on Highway 17A and Redditt Road in Kenora in the early morning hours of September 23, 2012. 

At approximately 2:00 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police officers were transporting a 42-year-old woman in custody to the Kenora detachment.  At Highway 17A and Redditt Road, there was a collision between the marked cruiser and a tractor trailer.  The woman died as a result of the collision.

To date, one subject officer and four witness officers have been designated.   A post mortem will take place within the next couple of days. 

During the course of the investigation, the SIU has learned that a person/people in a dark-colored pickup truck may have witnessed the incident, or events leading up to the incident.  SIU investigators urge those individuals, or anyone else who may have information with respect to the collision to contact the Unit at 416-622-2293 or 1-800-787-8529 ext. 2293.

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