LONG SAULT, Ont. - Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man during an arrest in the eastern part of the province.
The Special Investigations Unit says provincial police were conducting sobriety checks on a highway near Long Sault, Ont., not far from Cornwall, on Friday afternoon when a man fled the area in a vehicle.
The SIU says officers found the vehicle in a cornfield a short time later and arrested the man.
It says the man went into medical distress and officers performed CPR while waiting for paramedics to arrive.
The 66-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SIU says it’s assigned investigators to the case and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 23, 2022.
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SIU investigating death of man, 66, in Long Sault
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a 66-year-old man in Long Sault, Ont., who fled a traffic stop and then went into medical distress.
Ontario Provincial Police officers were stopping vehicles at around 12:20 p.m. Friday on Highway 401 at the westbound off-ramp at Moulinette Road, according to a press release from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
The man fled the area in a vehicle, the SIU said. Soon after, officers found the vehicle in a cornfield and arrested him.
The man went into medical distress, the SIU said, with officers providing CPR and calling paramedics. He was eventually declared dead at the scene.
The SIU has assigned four investigators, including two forensic investigators, to the case. It's also looking for any information regarding the incident, including video and photos.
The unit investigates whenever police actions may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at someone.
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Ontario Provincial Police officers were stopping vehicles at around 12:20 p.m. Friday on Highway 401 at the westbound off-ramp at Moulinette Road, according to a press release from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
The man fled the area in a vehicle, the SIU said. Soon after, officers found the vehicle in a cornfield and arrested him.
The man went into medical distress, the SIU said, with officers providing CPR and calling paramedics. He was eventually declared dead at the scene.
The SIU has assigned four investigators, including two forensic investigators, to the case. It's also looking for any information regarding the incident, including video and photos.
The unit investigates whenever police actions may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at someone.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/s ... -1.6530288
https://www.cp24.com/news/siu-investiga ... -1.5999589
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c ... rn-ontario
https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/n ... 8b44b.html
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