News Release
No Charges to Issue in Relation to Toronto Collision
Case Number: 19-TVI-304
On the morning of December 13, 2019, a 40-year-old man drove the vehicle he was operating into a utility pole on the northeast corner of the Parliament and Shuter Streets intersection, suffering a fractured left clavicle in the process. At the time of the collision, the driver was being pursued by a Toronto Police Service officer. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined he is unable to reasonably conclude that the officer contributed to the accident in any way that could attract criminal sanction, or that the officer otherwise drove dangerously in violation of the criminal law.
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