News Release

In the early morning of October 26, 2025, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers in two separate cruisers decided to stop a pick-up driver on suspicion that the driver was inebriated. The officers maneuvered their vehicles in front of and behind the truck, and exited their cruisers. Within moments of the stop, the pickup truck operator drove into the rear of the cruiser stopped in front of him, after which he turned the truck to the right, struck a civilian vehicle stopped alongside it, and accelerated away. When the driver entered an intersection against a red light and unsuccessfully attempted to make a left-hand turn, he lost control of the truck and crashed. The man, who ran into a wooded field and then an industrial area, was eventually located with the use of a police dog and taken into custody. Following his arrest, the man was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a minor dog bite to the right buttock and fractures of his left foot. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the injuries.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.