The province’s police watchdog says a Toronto officer who struck a jaywalker, breaking both of her ankles, won’t face criminal charges.
The Special Investigations Unit says the 57-year-old woman was walking along a downtown street on the afternoon of Oct. 2, 2015, and began crossing the street at an intersection without a crosswalk.
At the same time, a police cruiser slowing to a stop just past the intersection in the curb lane struck the woman causing several fractures to both of her ankles.
The SIU says its investigation included analysis of closed circuit television images from two nearby businesses, a collision reconstruction, and an interview with a witness.
Acting SIU director Joseph Martino says the evidence suggests the woman’s vision may have been obscured by a hood she was wearing at the time.
Martino also says the officer must accept his share of responsibility for the collision as it does not appear he saw the woman until the point of contact.
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