News Release
SIU Investigates Collision in Burlington
Case Number: 09-PVI-114
The SIU was notified that at 7:54 p.m. May 21, 2009 an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)officer from the Burlington Detachment was involved in a pursuit of an alleged stolen Cadillac SUV westbound on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW). The vehicle exited the QEW at Guelph Line in Burlington. The vehicle went northbound and collided with a
Honda automobile in the intersection at Davidson Court.
Two people from the Cadillac and one person from the Honda were taken to the Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The SIU is appealing for anyone who witnessed this incident to contact the Unit at 416-622-2293 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 2293.
5090 Commerce Boulevard/5090, boulevard Commerce, Mississauga, ON L4W 5M4
Tel/Tã©l: 416-622-0748 • 1 -800-787-8529 • Fax/Tã©lã©c: 416-622-2455 • www.siu.on.ca
If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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