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A Windsor police officer disobeyed traffic lights before a collision that seriously injured a senior-age driver but criminal charges are not warranted, says Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit.
In the recent decision, SIU director Joseph Martino wrote that he believes the Windsor police officer “drove dangerously as he travelled east along Tecumseh Road East toward the point of impact with the complainant’s vehicle, at Rose-Ville Garden Drive.”
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Martino found that the officer committed “multiple Highway Traffic Act infractions,” including driving through at least two red lights at speeds ranging from 49 to 60 km/h.
WINDSOR, ONT. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit says there is no basis for criminal charges after a collision involving a Windsor police cruiser and a civilian vehicle. The crash took place in the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Rose-Ville Garden Drive in Windsor on March 14, 2020. The SIU says as a result of the collision, the 78-year-old male driver of the civilian vehicle was transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with three fractured left-sided ribs. SIU Director Joseph Martino has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision and the man’s injuries.