The Special Investigations Unit says it is probing an incident involving Toronto police that saw a man fall from the Gardiner Expressway — prompting its closure as well as the DVP — during a police pursuit following an alleged armed carjacking.
The SIU said the alleged carjacking happened at around 11 p.m. Monday at the Shops at Don Mills involving a Rolls Royce, and a BMW with no licence plates was also involved.
The suspects fled the scene in both vehicles and were pursued by police southbound on the DVP towards the Gardiner Expressway.
SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette said there is no information if there was any high speed chase with police cruisers. She said Toronto Police utilized York Regional Police’s helicopter to track the suspects and then set up a roadblock on the Gardiner Expressway near the DVP.
The roadblock consisted of eight marked and unmarked Toronto police vehicles to box-in the suspects, Denette said.
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Toronto police told Global News the BMW was stopped and the lone suspect got out and fled on foot, jumping off the Gardiner Expressway and falling onto Lake Shore Boulevard East below near Parliament Street.
Denette said the man fell about 17 metres below from the expressway onto the municipal road. He is being treated in hospital for his injuries which are considered to be serious but not life-threatening.
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There were no other occupants in the BMW, but Denette said it is believed other suspects were in the Rolls Royce that fled the scene.
She noted their investigation focuses on the man in the BMW who was injured during the interaction with Toronto police. The SIU is Ontario’s police watchdog and investigates incidents involving police and civilians who are seriously injured.
Sources from Toronto police told 640 Toronto on Wednesday that the accused was on house arrest for previous carjackings, gun charges, violent assaults, and break and enters. Sources also said he’s alleged to have cut off his ankle monitor. 640 Toronto is a division of Corus Entertainment, which owns Global News.
The incident forced a portion of the DVP and Gardiner Expressway to be closed for several hours overnight.
The southbound DVP and the westbound Gardiner Expressway had reopened by 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, after being closed for several hours overnight. The eastbound portion of the Gardiner Expressway remained closed for longer but reopened just before 10:30 a.m.
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