News Release
SIU Investigating Collision in Ottawa
Case Number: 11-OCI-187
Mississauga (19 September, 2011) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding injuries suffered by a female last night in Ottawa.
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) notified the SIU that an OPS officer attempted to stop a vehicle at approximately 11:00 pm. The vehicle failed to stop and shortly thereafter, it entered the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Airport Parkway, where it became involved in a collision with an oncoming vehicle. The injured female, a passenger in the front seat of the pursued vehicle, is being treated at hospital.
The SIU has assigned three investigators, one collision reconstructionist and two forensic investigators to probe the circumstances surrounding this incident. One subject officer has been designated.
Hunt Club Road will remain closed this morning for the on-going SIU investigation.
Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the Unit at 416-622-2380 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 2290.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
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