No charges warranted in fatal motorcycle crash involving Toronto police cruiser: SIU
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The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released a report on the Sept. 3 collision Friday.
Ontario’s police watchdog says no charges are warranted in connection with a fatal crash involving a Toronto police cruiser earlier this year, but noted that the officer involved “bears some responsibility for the collision.”
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released a report on the Sept. 3 collision Friday.
At 5:35 p.m., an officer in a cruiser was making a left-hand turn from College Street onto University Avenue when a motorcycle struck the vehicle in the intersection.
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital and died the following day.
The SIU report said the officer was en route to relieve another officer at St. Michael’s Hospital when the crash happened. The officer was travelling west on College Street and intended to turn onto southbound University Avenue.
The report said the officer entered the intersection on a green light, went past the northbound lanes of University Avenue and started to turn as the light turned red.
The motorcyclist, travelling east on College Street in the curb lane, entered the intersection on a red light.
The officer had crossed the eastbound passing lane and was into the curb lane when the motorcyclist struck the cruiser’s passenger side.
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