News Release
SIU Investigating Collision After Man Fled Police in Peterborough Area
Case Number: 26-OVI-263
Witness Assistance
- Shortly after 11 a.m. on June 5, 2026, police received a call about an erratic driver of a Dodge Charger on Tupper Street in Cavan-Monaghan.
- An officer saw the vehicle and attempted to stop the driver with the lights and sirens on his cruiser. The driver fled.
- The officer followed the driver for a time.
- A short time later, the driver of the Charger was involved in multiple collisions and entered the ditch in the area of County Rd 10, south of Highway 115. The man was taken to hospital in Toronto for treatment of multiple serious injuries. He remains in hospital.
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
Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES