{"id":28750,"date":"2020-02-18T14:22:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T19:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=28750"},"modified":"2020-02-18T14:26:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T19:26:44","slug":"no-grounds-to-proceed-with-charges-in-relation-to-collision-between-snowmobile-and-cruiser-in-wawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/18\/no-grounds-to-proceed-with-charges-in-relation-to-collision-between-snowmobile-and-cruiser-in-wawa\/","title":{"rendered":"No Grounds to Proceed with Charges in Relation to Collision Between Snowmobile and Cruiser in Wawa"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>On April 3, 2019, there was a collision between a snowmobile and an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser on Highway 101 in Wawa. The snowmobile operator was transported to hospital where he was treated for multiple fractures of his left leg. While Director Joseph Martino has no doubt that the officer was driving dangerously in the moments before the collision, and that his dangerous driving was largely responsible for what occurred, he is of the view that the evidence falls just short of justifying criminal charges against the officer.<\/div>\n
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Cruiser involved in the collision being brought to the detachment.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Director\u2019s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director\u2019s Decision)<\/b><\/div>\n
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This report relates to the SIU\u2019s investigation into serious injuries sustained by a 63-year-old male (the \u201cComplainant\u201d).<\/div>\n

The Investigation<\/h2>\n
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Notification of the SIU<\/abbr><\/h3>\n

On April 3, 2019, at 4:45 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP<\/abbr>) Northeast Region notified the SIU<\/abbr> of the serious injury sustained by the Complainant as a result of a collision with an OPP<\/abbr> cruiser 20 minutes prior.<\/p>\n

The OPP<\/abbr> reported that at 4:25 p.m., on April 3, 2019, a marked OPP<\/abbr> cruiser en route to a low priority call on Highway 101 broadsided a snowmobile operated by the Complainant. The Complainant was attempting to cross Highway 101 at the time. He suffered several fractures to his left leg requiring surgeries.<\/p>\n

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The Team<\/h3>\n

Number of SIU<\/abbr> Investigators assigned: <\/b>2 <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On April 4, 2019, two SIU<\/abbr> investigators initiated an investigation in Sault Ste. Marie where the Complainant had been transferred for surgery. Various materials and documents were requested and later received from the OPP<\/abbr> Wawa Detachment and police designations were issued. The Complainant was interviewed later that day and his medical records were obtained with his consent. The Complainant\u2019s wife was contacted by the SIU\u00a0<\/abbr>and supplied background information.<\/div>\n
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Complainant:<\/h3>\n

63-year-old male interviewed, medical records obtained and reviewed<\/p>\n