News Release
SIU Investigates Serious Motor Vehicle Injuries in Ingersoll
Case Number: 08-PVI-204
Other News Releases Related to Case 08-PVI-204
At approximately 10 p.m. on September 26, 2008, an OPP officer, responding to reports of a car being driven erratically in the Town of Ingersoll, spotted the vehicle in the parking lot of a Tim Hortons on King Street. The car sped off, with the OPP officer activating his siren and emergency roof lights in pursuit of the vehicle. About one kilometre away, the vehicle went out of control on Charles Street, rolled down an embankment and onto railway tracks.
The occupants of the car, two 23-year-old men from the Waterloo Region, were taken to the local hospital in Ingersoll and then transported to Victoria Hospital in London for treatment of serious head and back injuries. They remain in serious condition at this time.
The SIU has designated one subject officer and two witness officers for interviews. The Unit has assigned three field investigators, two forensic investigators and an accident reconstructionist to investigate the nature and extent of police involvement.
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