Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following a single-vehicle collision in Lakeshore Monday night, during which a 51-year-old woman was injured while allegedly fleeing from police.
Officers from the Essex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to conduct a traffic stop just before 10 p.m. for speeding and a licence plate violation.
The driver failed to stop and a short time later, the vehicle was reported to have been involved in a single-vehicle collision on Lakeshore Road 235.
The SIU said the woman fled on foot but was soon located and arrested.
She was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with a serious, non-life-threatening injury.
Two investigators have been assigned to the case.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php.
The SIU is called in to investigate when police are involved in an incident that results in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.