News Release
Collision in Toronto involving Diplomatic Vehicle Subject of an SIU Investigation
Case Number: 17-TVI-035
Other News Releases Related to Case 17-TVI-035
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has started an investigation into a collision involving a diplomatic vehicle that happened in Toronto on February 16, 2017.
Preliminary information indicates the following occurred:
- Just before 4:00 p.m. on February 16, 2017, Toronto Police Service officers attempted to stop a vehicle that was driving in the Bloor Street West and Islington Avenue area.
- There was an interaction with the vehicle’s occupants and the vehicle fled.
- A short time later, the fleeing vehicle struck another vehicle in the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road and Dundas Street West. The vehicle that was struck had diplomatic license plates.
- A third vehicle was also struck in the collision.
- The two occupants of the fleeing vehicle were arrested.
- The male driver of the vehicle with diplomatic plates was taken to hospital with a serious upper body injury.
- A Toronto Police officer was also taken to hospital with an injury.
Four investigators, two forensic investigators, and one collision reconstructionist have been assigned to investigate this incident.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
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