News Release
SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Collision in London
Case Number: 17-OVI-300
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the vehicle injuries sustained by a 30-year-old passenger on Friday in London.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017, a London Police Service officer stopped a vehicle at the intersection of Third Street and Culver Drive.
- As the officer approached the vehicle on foot, the driver drove away on Culver Drive.
- The officer reentered the cruiser and went in the same direction.
- Shortly after, the civilian vehicle became involved in a collision with another vehicle in the area of Culver Drive and Culver Place.
- The 30-year-old passenger who was in the vehicle that had initially been stopped by police was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries.
At this time, two investigators have been assigned to 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