News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Toronto Police Pursuit

Case Number: 25-TVI-378   

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SIU Investigating Collision in Toronto

Mississauga, ON (15 January, 2026) ---
In the early morning of September 21, 2025, a stolen Honda Civic was being operated by a 14-year-old male. Travelling in excess of the speed limit, the vehicle came to the attention of a Toronto Police Service officer. With the officer behind him, the cruiser’s lights and siren activated, the teenager continued to accelerate westbound. Shortly after, the Civic entered into an intersection against a red light and was struck by another vehicle. Arriving at the intersection a couple of seconds later, the officer exited his cruiser and rendered assistance to the parties involved in the collision. The teenager was arrested and taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a brain bleed.  The occupants of the other vehicle were not seriously injured in the collision. 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.
     
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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES