News Release

News Release

Investigation Started Following Motorcycle Crash on Off-Ramp of Don Valley Parkway in Toronto

Case Number: 17-TVI-288   

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Mississauga, ON (7 October, 2017) ---
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a motorcycle collision that occurred on an off-ramp from the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) in Toronto.

Preliminary information suggests the following occurred:
  • Just after 12:30 p.m. on October 5, 2017, a Toronto Police Service officer attempted a traffic stop involving a motorcycle in the southbound lanes of the DVP.
  • A short time later, on the off-ramp at York Mills Road, the motorcycle struck the rear of a van.
  • A 46-year-old man – the driver of the motorcycle – was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a serious lower body injury.   
    
Three investigators, two forensic investigators, and one collision reconstructionist have been assigned to this incident.

Investigators have designated one subject officer and four witness officers as part of this investigation.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also asking anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

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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