The Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate after a crash involving two vehicles in Brampton killed a 21-year-old woman and injured another early Friday.
The SIU said the crash happened ear Dixie Road and Sandalwood Parkway East in Brampton after the Ontario Provincial Police initiated a traffic stop at 2:45 a.m. and the driver fled officers.
Peel Paramedics said two people were taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.
In an update a short time later, the SIU said one of the people in hospital, a woman, died from her injuries.
“She died in hospital after her vehicle was struck by a vehicle fleeing OPP early this morning,” the SIU said in a tweet.
She was identified by investigators as 21-year-old Shellome Peart.
The SIU said a parallel investigation is being conducted by the OPP in terms of the investigation into the driver that fled and the SIU is investigating the officer’s involvement before the subsequent crash occurred.
The SIU is an independent agency that investigates the conduct of officers in incidents that have resulted in death, serious injury, or alleged sexual assault.