News Release
No Grounds to Lay Criminal Charges in Relation to Brantford Collision that Left One Woman Dead and One with Serious Injuries
Case Number: 16-OVD-278
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Fatal Collision in Brantford the Subject of an SIU Investigation
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a Brantford Police Service officer in relation to a November 2016 vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a 94-year-old woman and serious injuries to a 71-year-old woman. The women were passengers in a vehicle that was struck by a vehicle that was earlier being followed by police.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3254
The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online.
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
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