News Release
SIU Investigating Dirt Bike Crash in Whitby
Case Number: 17-OVI-306
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- Just after 10:30 p.m. on October 25, 2017, a Durham Regional Police Service officer was travelling eastbound on Victoria Street east of Thickson Road.
- At the same time two men on dirt bikes were travelling westbound on Victoria St. approaching Thickson Rd.
- The police officer turned around and followed the dirt bikes, which had pulled into the parking lot of a strip mall on the north side of Victoria St.
- A short time later, one of the dirt bikes crashed into a concrete barrier inside the parking lot.
- A 23-year-old man was transported to hospital with leg injuries.
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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