News Release

News Release

SIU Investigating Fatal Vehicle Collision in Toronto

Case Number: 14-TVD-052   

Mississauga (27 February, 2014) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the death of an 81-year-old male in a vehicle collision in Toronto.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-2314 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 2314.

Preliminary information indicates the following:

• On Wednesday February 26, 2014, at 4:45 p.m. an unmarked police vehicle being driven by an officer with the Toronto Police Service was involved in a collision with a civilian vehicle near York Mills Road and Upjohn Road. 
• The driver of the civilian vehicle suffered serious injuries and was transported to  North York General Hospital
• He was later transferred to St. Michael’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The SIU has assigned four investigators, one forensic investigator and one collision reconstructionist to probe the circumstances of this incident.

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