News Release
SIU Investigates Motor Vehicle Injuries in York Region
Case Number: 13-OVI-170
Mississauga (18 July, 2013) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding injuries reportedly sustained by a male in York Region involving an officer from the Guelph Police Service (GPS).
On Thursday July 18, 2013, York Regional Police (YRP) contacted the SIU with information about the injuries reportedly suffered by the male in a collision with a cruiser operated by an on-duty GPS officer on August 12, 2012. The complainant had recently brought the injuries to the attention of the YRP.
The SIU has assigned an investigator to probe the circumstances of this incident.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-2290 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 2290.
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