News Release
SIU Investigates Motor Vehicle Injury in Hamilton
Case Number: 13-OVI-216
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Preliminary information indicates the following:
- Police were operating radar on the northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway near Queenston Road;
- A motorcyclist went through the radar and continued northbound;
- The cruiser’s roof lights were activated;
- The motorcycle was involved in a single motor vehicle collision at the Barton Street interchange;
- The male driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The SIU has assigned four investigators, one forensic investigator and one collision reconstructionist to probe the circumstances of this incident.
Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-1886 or 1-800-787-8529 ext. 1886.
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