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News Release

SIU Investigating after Civilian Vehicle and Police Vehicle Involved in Collision in Thunder Bay

Case Number: 19-PVI-129   

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Mississauga, ON (12 June, 2019) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a collision that occurred yesterday in Thunder Bay.
 
Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • On the morning of June 11, 2019, two Ontario Provincial Police officers were in an unmarked cruiser traveling northbound on Gulf Links Road.
  • At approximately 11:45 a.m., the cruiser became involved in a collision with a civilian vehicle coming out of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
  • The 75-year-old male driver of the civilian vehicle sustained injury and was transported to hospital for treatment. The officer who was the passenger in the police vehicle was also taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

At this time, two investigators, two forensic investigators and one collision reconstructionist have been assigned to this incident. One subject officer and one witness officer have been designated.
 
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

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