News Release
SIU Investigating Two-Car Crash in Ottawa; Three Seriously Injured
Case Number: 16-OVD-095
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Investigators with the SIU are examining the circumstances surrounding a brief police pursuit linked to an early morning collision in Ottawa. Three persons suffered serious injuries.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- About 1:15 a.m., an Ottawa Police officer in a marked police cruiser attempted to stop the driver of a Pontiac G6 in the area of Cumberland and George Streets in the Byward Market.
- The driver fled and the officer started a pursuit.
- Moments later, the pursuit was called off.
- Not long after, the driver of the Pontiac was involved in a collision with a Honda Accord at the intersection of McArthur Avenue and Vanier Parkway.
- Three persons were rushed to Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus. The 37-year-old driver of the Pontiac and the 24-year-old driver of the Honda (both male) are in critical condition. A 21-year-old female passenger in the Honda suffered serious injuries.
Four investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to this incident.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
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