News Release
SIU Investigating Fatal Collision in Hamilton Involving Waterloo Regional Police Service
Case Number: 17-OVD-287
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No Criminal Charges Warranted in Relation to Collision that Claimed the Lives of Two Young People
- At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2017, the Waterloo Regional Police Service was made aware of an assault on a woman. On King Street East in Cambridge, a police officer located a vehicle linked to the assault and attempted to stop it.
- The vehicle did not stop. Instead, it made its way to Highway 401 east, and then eventually turned south onto Highway 6.
- Near Highway 6 and Campbellville Road, the vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor trailer.
- The driver of the vehicle, a male, and the passenger, a female, were pronounced dead at the scene.
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