News Release
No Criminal Charges Warranted in Relation to Vehicle Rollover on Highway 15 Outside Smiths Falls
Case Number: 17-PVI-232
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Single Vehicle Rollover near Smiths Falls Subject of SIU Investigation
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on August 27, 2017, officers with the Smiths Falls Police Service and with the Ontario Provincial Police Rideau Lakes detachment responded to an unknown trouble call at a residence in the Township of Rideau Lakes. Three separate police pursuits with a pickup truck connected to the residence were initiated and then terminated. At approximately 11:10 p.m., the driver of the pickup truck was involved in a single vehicle collision. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any officer in relation to the serious injuries sustained by the 30-year-old driver.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3011
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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