Director's Report Details

• The name of, and any information identifying, a subject official, witness official, civilian witness or affected person. 
• Information that may result in the identity of a person who reported that they were sexually assaulted being revealed in connection with the sexual assault. 
• Information that, in the opinion of the SIU Director, could lead to a risk of serious harm to a person. 
• Information that discloses investigative techniques or procedures.  
• Information, the release of which is prohibited or restricted by law.  
• Information in which a person’s privacy interest in not having the information published clearly outweighs the public interest in having the information published. 

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Pursuant to section14 (i.e., law enforcement), certain information may not be included in this report. This information may include, but is not limited to, the following: 

• Confidential investigative techniques and procedures used by law enforcement agencies; and 
• Information that could reasonably be expected to interfere with a law enforcement matter or an investigation undertaken with a view to a law enforcement proceeding. 

Pursuant to section 21 (i.e., personal privacy), protected personal information is not included in this report. This information may include, but is not limited to, the following: 

•  The names of persons, including civilian witnesses, and subject and witness officials; 
• Location information; 
• Witness statements and evidence gathered in the course of the investigation provided to the SIU in confidence; and 
• Other identifiers which are likely to reveal personal information about individuals involved in the investigation. 

Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

Pursuant to this legislation, any information related to the personal health of identifiable individuals is not included.

Other proceedings, processes, and investigations

Information may also have been excluded from this report because its release could undermine the integrity of other proceedings involving the same incident, such as criminal proceedings, coroner’s inquests, other public proceedings and/or other law enforcement investigations.

 
Number of SIU Forensic Investigators assigned: 1

Number of SIU Collision Reconstructionist Assigned: 1

Affected Person (aka “Complainant”):

27-year-old female interviewed

The Complainant was interviewed on September 24, 2021.

Civilian Witnesses (CW)

CW #1 Declined to be interviewed
CW #2 Not interviewed (Next-of-kin)
CW #3 Not interviewed (Next-of-kin)
CW #4 Interviewed
CW #5 Interviewed

The civilian witnesses were interviewed between September 23 and 30, 2021.

Subject Official (SO)

SO Declined interview, as is the subject official’s legal right. Notes and statement received and reviewed.

Witness Officials (WO)

WO #1 Interviewed
WO #2 Interviewed
WO #3 Interviewed
WO #4 Not interviewed, but notes received and reviewed

The witness officials were interviewed between September 27 and 29, 2021.

SIU Collision Reconstructionist Report

The findings of the SIU collision reconstructionist were as follows:

• At the time of the collision the roads were wet. It was raining and dark outside.
• The collision occurred on Kent Bridge Road (Regional Road 15) between Highway #3 and Ridge Line (Regional Road 19).
• A Ford Fusion was northbound near #20096 Kent Bridge Road. About 900 metres south of Ridge Line, it moved to the right and travelled partially on the east gravel shoulder for about 100 metres. [This was consistent with information suggesting the driver was in control of the Ford Fusion and had moved over slightly as an ambulance passed by southbound.]
• The Ford Fusion re-entered the roadway and travelled about 72 metres during which the driver lost control. Though no tire marks were left on the roadway due to the wet conditions, the Ford Fusion rotated (likely clockwise, consistent with the driver having over-corrected when the Ford came back onto the asphalt from the gravel).
• The Ford Fusion then veered sharply back to the east, across the east gravel shoulder and then sideways through the wet grass on the property at 20113 Kent Bridge Road, leaving “furrow” marks in the ground from the tires for about 32 metres.
• The Ford Fusion then “tripped” sideways and rolled over. The Ford Fusion came to rest on its roof, after sliding and rolling over, about 50 metres northeast of where it had left the road.
• The Ford Fusion sustained damage consistent with the rollover but had no other damage.
• The Ford Fusion had no damage that was consistent with having contacted any other vehicle during this collision.
• The SO brought his police vehicle to a stop in the road about parallel with the Ford. The police vehicle remained parked at the scene during the SIU scene investigation.
• The SO’s police vehicle was examined and photographed by both SIU and CKPS, and presented with no damage.
• The GPS data from the SO’s police vehicle was consistent with the SO having travelled southbound on Kent Bridge Road at a high rate of speed (consistent with his response to a priority radio call), having executed a U-turn in the area of Kent Bridge Road and Highway #3, and then having travelled northbound at a high rate of speed consistent with attempting to “catch up” to the Ford Fusion.
• The physical evidence at the scene was consistent with the motor vehicle collision having involved a single motor vehicle only. The single motor vehicle was the Ford Fusion in which the Complainant was an occupant.
• The physical evidence at the scene, as well as the evidence gathered during the investigation and review, was consistent with the police vehicle driven by the SO not being directly involved in the collision, and there having been no contact between the Ford Fusion and the police vehicle driven by the SO before or during the collision.

Video/Audio/Photographic Evidence [2]

Communications Recordings – 911 Call

On September 23, 2021 at 12:30 a.m., a woman called 911. She was fearful and crying, and what sounded like furniture could be heard breaking in the background. She stated they were trying to kill her and had forced their way into her apartment. A male voice was heard in the background. The woman stated the suspects had bashed her head in.

The woman was able to force the Complainant and the other suspects out of her apartment, but did not identify the other suspects. As the Complainant was being forced out of the apartment, the Complainant told her she was going to get a shotgun from the trunk of her vehicle.

 

Communications Recordings – Dispatch

WO #1 acknowledged a call for a disturbance at a residence in Blenheim - the residence of the 911 caller. A male voice could be heard in the background. The SO asked to assist and said that he knew the residence.

Dispatch stated the suspect [now known to be the Complainant] had fled the residence and had a shotgun in the trunk of her vehicle, and that the 911 caller might be intoxicated as she was hard to understand. The SO acknowledged the call. He could not log onto his MDT (mobile data terminal). The call was dropped between the 911 caller and the call-taker.

WO #2 advised no vehicles were at the scene, and that the suspects might have fled.

The SO broadcasted that he had the vehicle and it had taken off from him heading northbound on Kent Bridge Road. The SO announced he was in pursuit, and his siren was audible. He stated he was northbound on Kent Bridge Road.

WO #3 asked the reason for the pursuit and the SO stated it was because of the 911 call disturbance call, and the possibility of a firearm in the vehicle.

WO #2 broadcasted there was a scuffle inside the apartment, and he could not get anyone to answer the door.

The SO broadcasted he was coming up to Ridge Line. Dispatch asked for the speeds involved. The SO stated the suspect vehicle had stopped and a suspect was running. The SO requested Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for south of Ridge Line. WO #3 asked if anyone was closer.

WO #2 broadcasted he could hear crying in the apartment, and he would breach the door. WO #1 asked if she was required at Ridge Line and was told, “Yes.”

The SO stated he had two females [now known to be the Complainant and CW #1], including the Complainant.

WO #3 stated he was having major issues with his radio.

WO #1 broadcasted that the Complainant could be arrested for assault cause bodily harm.

The SO stated the Complainant had a hip injury. The SO further advised one suspect had fled on foot, eastbound, and that it was a motor vehicle collision.

Dispatch asked if the SO knew who had fled and if he needed a canine unit.

The plate number of the subject vehicle was given. The dispatcher broadcasted the plate was for a silver Ford and the name of the registered owner.

The remaining transmissions were of the attendance of the canine unit, and a unit being requested to attend the residence of the registered vehicle owner.

Speeds

Information from the Computer-assisted Dispatch (CAD) and GPS data associated with the SO’s CKPS vehicle established the following.

The SO began heading to the residence at 12:33 a.m., and reached a top speed of 168 km/h at 12:35 a.m.

The SO slowed to 25 km/h at about 12:39 a.m. when he broadcasted that he saw the suspect vehicle heading northbound on Kent Bridge Road.

At about 12:39:39 a.m., the SO broadcasted that the vehicle, “Took off on me,” and that he was, “Now in pursuit.” He referenced the possibility of a suspect with a firearm in the vehicle as the reason for the pursuit.

After completing the U-turn at 12:39 a.m., the SO reached a high speed of 166 km/h initially, and then travelled at about 157 km/h for two minutes when he broadcasted that the fleeing vehicle had stopped at 12:41 a.m., at which point he requested EMS.

Materials Obtained from Police Service

Upon request, the SIU received the following materials and documents from CKPS between September 24, 2021 and October 26, 2021:

• Communications Recordings;
• Photographs;
• CAD Event Chronology Report;
• Collision Reconstruction Field notes-WO #4;
• Crash Data Retrieval-Ford Fusion Download;
• Crash Data Retrieval-Police Vehicle Download;
• General Occurrence Report;
• GPS Report for the SO’s Police Vehicle;
• Notes- the SO;
• Notes-WO #1;
• Notes-WO #3;
• Notes-WO #2;
• Police Vehicle Download;
• Statement of the SO;
• Supplementary Occurrence Report-Charge Synopsis;
• Will Say-WO #1;
• Will Say-WO #2; and
• Will State-WO #3.

320.13 (1) Everyone commits an offence who operates a conveyance in a manner that, having regard to all of the circumstances, is dangerous to the public.

(2) Everyone commits an offence who operates a conveyance in a manner that, having regard to all of the circumstances, is dangerous to the public and, as a result, causes bodily harm to another person.

(3) Everyone commits an offence who operates a conveyance in a manner that, having regard to all of the circumstances, is dangerous to the public and, as a result, causes the death of another person.

128(13) The speed limits prescribed under this section or any regulation or by-law passed under this section do not apply to,