No Charges Against NRP Officer After Woman Jumps From Overpass

Friday, 4 August 2023 13:34

By Linda Morgan

The SIU says there is no evidence to suggest wrongdoing by NRP officer

The province's Special Investigations Unit isn't charging a Niagara police officer in connection with an incident at an overpass in St. Catharines.

On April 9th, police were called to the QEW overpass at Niagara Street in St. Catharines.

A woman made the call, informing dispatchers that she intended to jump.

When officers arrived, she jumped and landed several meters below, onto a grass section beside QEW Toronto bound-lanes.

She was taken to hospital with two broken ankles.

SIU Director Joseph Martino says there is no evidence suggesting the officers did anything wrong.

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