News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Oshawa Collision Following Police Pursuit

Case Number: 23-OVI-202   

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Mississauga, ON (22 September, 2023) ---
On May 27, 2023, a 33-year-old woman was seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision in Oshawa. As the vehicle she was operating was being pursued by Durham Regional Police Service officers at the time, the SIU was notified of the incident by the service and initiated an investigation. 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 pursuit and collision. 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): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.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