News Release
SIU Investigating Wrong Way Crash on Highway 410 Ramp to Highway 407
Case Number: 16-PVI-005
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No Criminal Wrongdoing in Case where Man Drives Wrong Way on Highway 407
- Around 7:30 p.m., an Ontario Provincial Police officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the eastbound lanes of Highway 407.
- The officer attempted to stop a vehicle.
- The vehicle made a u-turn and headed the wrong way down the ramp that connects the southbound 410 to the eastbound 407.
- There was a collision between the fleeing vehicle and a second vehicle. A 37-year-old female passenger in the second vehicle was transported to St. Michael’s Hospital with serious injuries.
- A seven-year-old and a three-year-old in the fleeing vehicle were also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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