News Release
SIU Investigating Vehicle Death in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Case Number: 15-OVD-309
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Criminal Offence Not Committed When York Regional Police Officer Pursued Speeding Car
- Around 2:20 this morning, a York Regional Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle.
- The driver failed to stop, and the officer pursued the vehicle.
- The vehicle left the roadway and crashed in the ditch.
- A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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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