News Release
SIU Investigates Multi-Vehicle Collision in Toronto
Case Number: 07-TVD-105
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SIU Statement on Multi-Vehicle Collision in Toronto
The SIU was notified that Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers responded to a gun call early this morning. Officers were patrolling the area of Islington and Albion Road to find the involved suspects. While they were there, the officers noticed a blue Acura traveling north on Islington at a high rate of speed. Officers in two marked cruisers started to follow the Acura. At the intersection of Islington and Finch, the Acura struck two taxis which were traveling eastbound on Finch.
There were two females in one of the taxicabs. One of them was pronounced dead at the scene and the other is at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with life threatening injuries. The male driver of the Acura was the sole occupant in the car. He was also taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:47 a.m. Neither of the cab drivers suffered any serious injuries.
It is not clear at this stage in the investigation whether the driver of the Acura was involved in the gun call.
The SIU is probing the extent of police involvement in the events surrounding the collision. SIU investigators have designated two subject officers and 5 witness officers and are working to confirm the identities of the two females and the driver of the Acura. The area around the intersection of Islington and Finch remains closed.
The SIU is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information to call the SIU at 416-622-1898 or 1-800-787-8529 x1898.
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