News Release
SIU Investigates Incident in Schreiber OPP Area
Case Number: 09-PVI-014
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SIU Concludes Investigation into Incident in Schreiber OPP Area
At 5:55 a.m. today, the Ontario Provincial Police –Schreiber Detachment (OPP) contacted the SIU. The OPP reported that at 3:00 a.m. this morning, one of their officers stopped a vehicle on Hwy. 17 west of Schreiber. The male driver exited the vehicle, as did the OPP officer. The male then got back into his vehicle and fled eastbound on Highway 17. The OPP officer pursued the vehicle and eventually lost sight of it. The officer subsequently located the vehicle. It had left the roadway, entered a ditch and rolled over. The driver sustained injuries in the collision.
The male driver was taken to Schreiber Hospital and treated. He was then transferred to hospital in Thunder Bay for a further assessment. As a result of this further assessment, the SIU has invoked its mandate.
The SIU has assigned four investigators and two forensic investigators to probe the circumstances surrounding this incident.
Investigators are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact the Unit at 416-622-1965 or 1-800-787-8529 extension #1965.
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