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Ontario’s police watchdog has released the results of an investigation into a police pursuit involving the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) that left a 38-year-old man with serious injuries.
According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the incident began at around 12:34 a.m. on November 3rd, 2025, when an officer attempted to stop a pickup truck on Rebecca Street near Third Line in Oakville after suspecting the driver was impaired. The driver failed to stop and a pursuit followed, covering roughly 17.5 kilometres and continuing into Mississauga.
Investigators say the truck drove through several red lights and stop signs and at one point reached speeds exceeding 120 km/h in a 40 km/h school zone. Officers deployed spike strips during the pursuit, shredding one of the vehicle’s tires, but the driver continued travelling on the rim.
The pursuit ended near Lakeshore Road West and Avonhead Road, where police vehicles executed a rolling block to stop the truck. Video reviewed by the SIU shows officers surrounding the vehicle and deploying conducted energy weapons and pepper spray before the driver was removed from the truck and taken into custody.
During the arrest, officers struck and kicked the man while attempting to gain control of him. The man was later transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with facial fractures.
Investigators also found a glass pipe in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, and toxicology testing later confirmed the presence of methamphetamine in the man’s system.
The SIU assigned a team of investigators and forensic specialists who reviewed police video, communications recordings, forensic evidence and witness statements as part of the probe. The agency’s mandate is to investigate incidents involving police in Ontario that result in death, serious injury, the discharge of a firearm or allegations of sexual assault.
Under Ontario law, the SIU Director, Joseph Martino, must determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe a criminal offence was committed by an officer. If such grounds exist, charges can be laid; otherwise, the investigation concludes with a public report. In said report, Martino concludes that there are no reasonable grounds for moving forward with charges in this case. He does note that there had been possible misconduct, and will be referring these matters to the Chief of Police for review, as well as the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency.
