News Release
SIU Investigating Death of Man in Toronto Who Fell from Highway 401
Case Number: 18-PCD-279
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man today in Toronto.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- Just before 2 a.m. on September 18, 2018, 911 received multiple calls regarding a man walking eastbound in the Collectors lane of Highway 401 East between Avenue Road and Yonge Street.
- An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer located the man and engaged with him.
- The man fled from the officer and ran northbound across four lanes of traffic. Between the 401 Collectors and the 401 Express, there is an open separation. The man fell through this separation to the ground below.
- OPP, Toronto Police Service and Emergency Medical Services provided first aid to the man.
- He was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:55 a.m.
Two investigators and two forensic 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