News Release
SIU Investigates Collision in Sault Ste. Marie
Case Number: 14-OVI-166
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Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding a vehicle injury sustained by a 26-year-old man in Sault Ste. Marie earlier this week.
Preliminary information indicates the following:
- On July 22, 2014, at approximately 3:20 a.m., officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) were on patrol in the area of Second Line East and Great Northern Road.
- The officers attempted to investigate a vehicle but it did not stop.
- In the area of Second Line East and Black Road the driver lost control of the vehicle and went into a ditch.
- The 26-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested and later taken to Sault Area Hospital for treatment of his injury.
The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator to probe the circumstances of this incident. As a result of the SIU investigation Second Line East will be completely closed between Great Northern Road and Black Road from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. SSMPS officers will be redirecting traffic from the area.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-2150 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 2150.
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