News Release
No Basis to Lay Charges in Relation to King City Motorcycle Collision
Case Number: 18-OCI-282
On September 19, 2018, a York Regional Police officer was performing speed enforcement in the area of Weston Road and Laskay Lane when he clocked a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Weston Road. When the officer attempted to stop the 51-year-old female operator of the motorcycle, the woman lost control of the motorcycle and she landed on the roadway. 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 serious injuries sustained by the woman.
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