No Charges in Fatal Motorcycle Accident in St. Catharines

Thursday, 23 September 2021 05:36

A Niagara Regional Police officer will not be charged following a fatal motorcycle accident in May.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is closing the file on a motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a 20 year old in St. Catharines last May.

Joseph Martino, the SIU's Director says there is no reasonable grounds to believe a Niagara Regional Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision.

On May 25, police initiated a pursuit of the man as his motorcycle was improperly plated and he was not wearing a helmet.

Moments following the chase, the man crashed his motorcycle and was pronounced dead in hospital.

Martino says the file has been closed.

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No Charges in Fatal Motorcycle Accident in St. Catharines

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