News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Woman’s Arrest in Mississauga
Case Number: 23-OCI-042
In the early morning hours of February 12, 2023, a vehicle drove into a ditch between Mavis Road and the on-ramp to westbound Highway 401 from southbound Mavis Road. When both vehicle occupants admitted to drinking to a Peel Regional Police officer, a breath test was administered. The male driver blew over the legal limit and was arrested. The 44-year-old female passenger became upset and began to walk away from the officer down the ramp towards the westbound lanes of the highway, falling twice in the process. The officer caught up with the woman and placed her under arrest with the assistance of a firefighter, who had also responded to the site of the collision. The woman was transported in ambulance to hospital and diagnosed with a fractured right thumb. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the woman’s arrest and injury. There was no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case, and the file has been closed.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):
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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES