A police pursuit of an allegedly stolen vehicle in Brampton early Wednesday ended with the 33-year-old male driver being airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), is now probing the incident.
Peel police initially received a call, shortly after midnight, from a citizen who reported that the driver of a white work van was speeding and driving erratically, according to Const. Danny Marttini.
Officers located the van on Rutherford Road and tried to stop the driver. During the ensuing pursuit, the vehicle crashed with a police cruiser, according to an SIU release issued later Wednesday morning.
The driver didn't stop, but instead made his way to Kennedy Road North and Williams Parkway, where the vehicle hit a second cruiser, mounted the grass median and struck a cement barrier.
Firefighters were called in to extract the man, who was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Meanwhile, a police cruiser with a damaged front-end could be seen on Kennedy Road, north of Church Street.
Three investigators, three forensic investigators and one collision reconstructionist have been assigned to the case, the SIU said in its release.
The SIU is called to investigate any incident involving an Ontario police officer and a member of the public that leads to death, serious injury or an allegation of sexual assault.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
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2020-12-16 15:08:00Z
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