News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Collision in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township

Case Number: 24-PVI-295   

Mississauga, ON (5 November, 2024) ---
In the morning of July 8, 2024, an Ontario Provincial Police officer was travelling west on County Road 48 when his automated licence plate reader picked up an eastward Honda vehicle with an unregistered licence plate. The officer activated his emergency lights and accelerated after the Honda. At some point, the 21-year-old male driver of the Honda lost control and struck a hydro pole before crashing into the perimeter fence of a power station. The man was transported to hospital and diagnosed with factures of the spine and sternum. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision.
     
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.

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

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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES