BRIGHTON, Ont. – The Special Investigations Unit says it’s looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 55-year-old woman following a traffic stop in Brighton, Ont.
Provincial police say an officer stopped a vehicle in Brighton for an alleged traffic offence on Thursday night.
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The SIU says woman who was driving the vehicle experienced medical distress and she was taken to Trenton Memorial Hospital.
The police watchdog agency says the woman was pronounced dead in hospital early Friday, about 2 1/2 hours after being stopped.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
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