News Release
SIU Investigates Vehicle Injury in Cambridge
Case Number: 11-OVI-265
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Mississauga (27 December, 2011) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the injuries sustained by a man in Cambridge last night.
On December 27, 2011, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) contacted the SIU and reported the following:
• At approximately 10:30 pm on Monday, December 26, 2011, citizens reported a vehicle being operated in a dangerous manner in Cambridge;
• Officers responded and the vehicle fled the scene;
• Officers followed the vehicle on George St in Cambridge;
• A short distance later, the vehicle struck a concrete light standard on George St N near Parkhill Rd and the driver was ejected from the vehicle;
• The driver was taken to hospital and treated for his injuries.
The SIU has assigned three investigators and one forensic investigator to probe the circumstances of this incident.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-1957 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 1957.
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 (police officers as well as 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