Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal collision in Roseneath on Saturday night (February 27) that resulted in the death of a 62-year-old man.
According to a media release from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), at around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, an OPP officer was driving his police vehicle eastbound on County Road 18 in Roseneath responding to a call.
Just east of Roseneath Landing Road, the officer observed another vehicle coming towards him. The officer pulled over the police vehicle, and then proceeded to make a U-turn. A short time later, the officer came across that same vehicle in a ditch on the north side of County Road 18.
The vehicle had struck a tree and the 62-year-old male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SIU has assigned two investigators, two forensic investigators, and one collision reconstructionist to the case. To date, one officer has been designated as the subject officer.
A post-mortem is scheduled for Monday (March 1) in Kingston.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website at www.siu.on.ca.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault, or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians.
