News Release
Man Dies after Fall from Overpass in Mississauga; SIU Investigating
Case Number: 19-OCD-213
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No Charges Warranted in Relation to Man’s Fatal Jump from Mississauga Overpass
- At approximately 4:30 a.m. on September 6, 2019, Peel Regional Police officers responded to the area of Derry Road where it passes over Highway 410 as they received a report of a man acting in a suspicious manner.
- Soon after two officers exited their cruisers, the man fell from the overpass, landing on a van traveling in the southbound lanes of the highway below.
- The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The driver of the van was able to get out of the vehicle before it caught on fire. The van driver did not sustain any serious injury but was taken to hospital for assessment.
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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