SIU investigating man's death after police pursuit in Ottawa
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 28-year-old man whose car crashed after a police pursuit in Ottawa’s south end.
An OPP officer was conducting radar enforcement in the area of Hwy. 416 at approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday.
The Special Investigations Unit says the officer observed a driver travelling at a high rate of speed and pursued the vehicle.
"The officer stopped the pursuit and later located the vehicle after it had hit a pole on Dilworth Road," the SIU said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SIU says three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is scheduled for Thursday.
Anyone with information, including videos or photos, is asked to contact the Special Investigations Unit at 1-800-787-8529.
Correction
The SIU clarified it was an Ontario Provincial Police officer conducting the speed enforcement blitz
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