News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Kingston Collision Between Civilian Vehicle and Police Cruiser

Case Number: 26-OVI-302   

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Mississauga, ON (26 October, 2026) ---
In the morning of June 27, 2026, a civilian vehicle and police cruiser became involved in a collision in the intersection of Brock Street and Victoria Street. About a minute prior to the collision, a priority call had been dispatched involving a vehicle that had reportedly gone over a cliff and was submerged in water. The officer was en route to that call when he entered the intersection at speed without stopping for a red light and struck the civilian vehicle. The emergency lights and sirens were activated for some time prior to and while entering the intersection. The 71-year-old female driver of the civilian vehicle suffered a fractured sternum in the collision, and her passenger was diagnosed with two hematomas in the abdomen. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision and injury.
     
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.

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

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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES