News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Toronto Collision that Resulted in One Person Dying, and One Being Seriously Injured
Case Number: 24-TVD-119
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SIU Investigating Fatal Collision in Toronto After Driver Fled Toronto Police Service Officers
On March 13, 2024, a 19-year-old man was killed and a 50-year-old man was seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision in Toronto. The two individuals were in separate vehicles. As the vehicle the 19-year-old was driving was briefly engaged by a Toronto Police Service cruiser moments before the collision, the SIU was notified of the incident and initiated an investigation. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident.
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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES