News Release
No Charges to Issue in Relation to Injuries to Teenager who Attempted to Exit Moving Police Cruiser in Kenora
Case Number: 19-PCI-152
In the early morning of June 27, 2019, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer in Kenora was transporting a 17-year-old female in a police cruiser to an OPP detachment. The teenager, who was seated in the back behind the driver’s seat, opened the door and proceeded to exit the cruiser. When the officer heard the door open behind him, he applied the brakes and the 17-year-old fell to the ground beside the police vehicle. 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 broken right ankle sustained by the teenager.
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
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