News Release
No Criminal Wrongdoing in Relation to Falling Death of Man in Scarborough
Case Number: 19-PCD-097
Other News Releases Related to Case 19-PCD-097
On the morning of May 3, 2019, a 69-year-old man died as the result of massive injuries he suffered when he fell from the Highway 401 overpass at Kennedy Road. Prior to his fall, an Ontario Provincial Police officer was on the same overpass, attempting to talk the man away from the edge of the bridge. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against the officer in this case.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.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