News Release
SIU Investigating Incident where a Peel Regional Police Cruiser Struck an Officer
Case Number: 16-OVI-225
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- Just before 10:00 a.m., a Peel police officer was working a paid duty assignment at the intersection of Mississauga Road and Barbertown Road.
- At the same time, police received a call about a break and enter in progress.
- Cruisers were responding to the call and were travelling north on Mississauga Road.
- At Barbertown Road, one cruiser struck the officer who was engaged in the paid duty assignment.
- The officer was rushed to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with serious injuries.
If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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