No charges laid against officer in police takedown of cyclist on Queens Quay: SIU
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says charges will not be laid against a Toronto police officer involved in the takedown of a cyclist along Queens Quay earlier this year. In an update Tuesday, SIU director Joseph Martino said he found no reasonable grounds to believe a Toronto Police Service officer committed a criminal offence “in […]
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has announced that no charges will be laid against a Toronto police officer involved in the takedown of a cyclist along Queens Quay. The incident, which occurred on May 31 during a stop-sign enforcement blitz, was captured on video and shared widely online. The SIU's director, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the serious injury sustained by the 21-year-old cyclist.
The cyclist, who was allegedly attempting to evade the officer by cycling around him, was eventually brought to the ground by the officer. The cyclist was later diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury.
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