News Release
No Reasonable Grounds to Believe Officer Committed Criminal Offence in Connection with Death of Motorcyclist on Highway 401 in Toronto
Case Number: 18-TVD-318
Other News Releases Related to Case 18-TVD-318
On the evening of October 28, 2018, a motorcyclist crashed head on with another vehicle on the westbound on-ramp to Highway 401 from southbound Leslie Street. The Complainant died as the result of the trauma sustained in the collision. Moments prior, a Toronto Police Service officer had pursued the motorcyclist in his marked cruiser. 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 relation to the man’s death.
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