The Special Investigations Unit found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the concussion suffered by a 45-year-old woman. On October 18, 2024, the woman was arrested at a residence in relation to a domestic disturbance.
While en route to the OPP detachment in Leamington, the officer braked hard to come to a stop for an amber light. The abrupt stop sent the woman, handcuffed, lurching forward, her face striking the partition of the cruiser. The woman did not have her seat belt on.
Director Joseph Martino was unable to reasonably conclude that the officer’s indiscretions amounted to a marked departure from a reasonable standard of care, still less a marked and substantial one.