News Release
Investigation Concluded into Man Seriously Hurt After Peel Regional Police Cruiser Collision in Brampton
Case Number: 23-OVI-078
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SIU Investigating Peel Police Officer-Involved Crash in Brampton
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe a Peel Regional Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with a collision that seriously injured a 57-year-old man in Brampton.
Just after midnight on March 11, 2023, the driver of a Honda CRV was making a left-hand turn at Main Street North when he was struck by the officer in a cruiser. The officer had his sirens on and was en route to the scene of a suspicious vehicle call. The driver of the Honda CRV was taken to hospital and diagnosed with fractures to his sternum and vertebrae. His wife and son were also in the vehicle and were not seriously injured.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):
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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES