News Release
SIU Terminates Investigation into Injury Sustained by Man Fleeing From Collision Scene in Windsor
Case Number: 17-OCI-375
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into the injury sustained by a 36-year-old man in Windsor in December of 2017.
On the morning of December 24, 2017, the man was a passenger in a stolen vehicle that became involved in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of Empress Street and Westminster Boulevard. Before officers with the Windsor Police Service arrived at the scene, the man, and the female driver of the stolen vehicle, fled the scene on foot. While going over a fence, the man came down on his ankle and injured it. Police located the man and he was transported to hospital for treatment.
Director Loparco said, “The evidence is clear that the man suffered his injury prior to police arrival. Accordingly, I have terminated the investigation into this incident.”
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