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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s police watchdog says its investigation into a fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401 this spring needs more time. By law, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) must complete an investigation within 120 days of an incident, where possible. Due to the volume of evidence the …
Read More »‘Within their rights’: Why Ontario officers can dodge police watchdog in investigations
Ontario’s police watchdog provided an update Wednesday on its investigation into a fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401, noting that the two officers under investigation have not agreed to be interviewed. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said it has designated two subject officers in the case regarding the April 29 crash …
Read More »‘Our family is reeling’: Parents of baby, grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash speak out
The parents of an infant and two grandparents killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., last week say they are reeling from their losses. “Our family is reeling from a devastating tragedy following a wrong-way crash involving a police chase,” read a statement from the parents …
Read More »What we know — and don’t — in Ontario’s deadly Highway 401 police pursuit crash
There are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding a crash on Highway 401 Monday evening that resulted in the deaths of four people and involved a wrong-way police pursuit. The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which investigates the conduct of officers in serious incidents, including those that have resulted in …
Read More »34-year-old woman in critical condition after crash involving motorcycle in Whitby
A 34-year-old motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash in Whitby on Saturday afternoon. Durham Regional Police said at around 4:10 p.m., officers responded to Dundas Street West and Swordfish Drive, just east of Highway 412, for a crash involving a motorcycle. The female motorcyclist was travelling east when …
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