News Release
SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Collison in Sarnia Between Police Vehicle and Civilian Vehicle
Case Number: 24-OVI-359
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- At approximately 3:10 p.m. on August 26, 2024, a Sarnia Police Service officer was traveling northbound on Indian Road en route to an emergency call.
- At the intersection of Indian Road North and Exmouth Street, the police vehicle became involved in a collision with a civilian vehicle that had been traveling eastbound on Exmouth Street.
- The 80-year-old female driver of the civilian vehicle was transported to hospital for treatment of a serious injury.
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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES