News Release
SIU Investigating Collision in Matheson
Case Number: 19-PVI-236
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No Basis to Charge Officer in Relation to Collision in Matheson Between Car and Tractor-Trailer
- At approximately 11:20 a.m. on September 24, 2019, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 11 near Matheson.
- An OPP officer traveling northbound on the highway spotted the vehicle traveling southbound and the officer made a U-turn to follow the vehicle.
- A short time later in the area of Highway 11 and 101 West, the vehicle became involved in a head-on collision with a truck.
- The driver of the vehicle was transported to hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The truck driver did not sustain any serious injury.
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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