SIU investigating after man, 29, seriously injured in Oshawa crash
Posted February 7, 2018 2:34 pm.
Last Updated February 7, 2018 2:51 pm.
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The province’s police watchdog says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding an early-morning crash east of Toronto left a man seriously injured.
The Special Investigations Unit says a Durham regional police officer began following a vehicle of interest in Oshawa at about 3:15 a.m. Wednesday.
A short time later, the SIU says, the car crashed into a fence and the occupants fled the scene.
The SIU says two suspects were arrested nearby with the help of the police canine unit.
The agency says a 29-year-old man was later taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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.