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Ontario SIU investigating fatal crash after attempted police traffic stop

The Special Investigations Unit says a Windsor police officer spotted a pickup truck of interest on St. Luke Road around 4 p.m. and tried to carry out a traffic stop.

Ontario SIU investigating fatal crash after attempted police traffic stop

Ontario’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), is probing a fatal crash in Windsor, Ont., that occurred on Sunday. According to the SIU, a Windsor police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop involving a pickup truck on St. Luke Road around 4 p.m. However, the truck did not halt and instead accelerated. The SIU further explains that the truck subsequently collided with two other vehicles near the intersection of St. Luke Road and Seminole Street.

The SIU reveals that the 33-year-old driver of one of the other vehicles succumbed to his injuries. It also notes that three investigators and three forensic investigators have been tasked with the case.

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