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SIU investigating after vehicle crashes into tree in Oshawa

The SIU is an arms-length civilian agency that investigates allegations of serious injury, death, or sexual assault involving Ontario police forces.
The SIU is an arms-length civilian agency that investigates allegations of serious injury, death, or sexual assault involving Ontario police forces. Lars Hagberg / The Canadian Press

OSHAWA, Ont. – Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 26-year-old man was injured in a traffic collision in Oshawa.

The Special Investigations Unit says Durham regional police tried to stop a vehicle around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

They say the vehicle ran into a tree, seriously injuring the driver.

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The SIU says they have assigned forensic investigators and a collision reconstruction specialist to the case.

They are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that probes cases of death, serious injury or alleged sexual assault involving police.

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