Bracebridge Detachment OPP officer charged after child hit by cruiser

Breaches of Ontario’s provincial laws by officers who are supposed to enforce them. Incidents range from violations of the Highway Traffic Act to the Police Services Act, raising questions about accountability.
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Bracebridge Detachment OPP officer charged after child hit by cruiser

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An Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing a traffic charge in connection with an incident back in August.

Police say the officer was driving a marked police cruiser on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst when the vehicle hit a child riding a bike.

The 10-year-old was taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.

Police say the OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it struck the child's bike.

The officer, who is a 10-year member of the OPP, is charged with not making a safe turn as per the Highway Traffic Act.

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OPP officer charged following August collision involving 10-year-old cyclist in Gravenhurst

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An OPP officer has been charged following an August collision that took place in Gravenhurst and involved a 10-year-old cyclist, police say.

The 10-year member of the OPP has been charged with not turning safely, according to officers.

On Aug. 8, a northbound OPP cruiser was turning into a commercial parking lot when a crash occurred between the vehicle and a young cyclist travelling south on the sidewalk, police say.

At the time, the 10-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

He was treated and subsequently released.

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OPP officer charged after child hit by cruiser in August

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An Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing a traffic charge in connection with an incident back in August.

Police say the officer was driving a marked police cruiser on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst when the vehicle hit a child riding a bike.

The 10-year-old was taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.

Police say the OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it struck the child's bike.

The officer, who is a 10-year member of the OPP, is charged with not making a safe turn as per the Highway Traffic Act.

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OPP officer charged months after crash involving cyclist

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GRAVENHURST, Ont. — A provincial police officer has been charged in a crash involving a police cruiser and a cyclist this summer.

Ontario Provincial Police say the collision took place Aug. 8 in Gravenhurst, Ont.

They say a marked OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it collided with a cyclist.

Investigators say a 10-year member of the force has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act with making an unsafe turn.

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OPP officer charged following collision with cyclist

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BRACEBRIDGE - Members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a collision between a marked OPP vehicle and a 10-year-old cyclist on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst on Aug. 8, 2019.

The northbound OPP vehicle was turning into a commercial parking lot when the collision occurred between the police cruiser and the cyclist.

As a result of the investigation, a 10-year member of the OPP has been charged with Turn - not in safety as per section 142(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).

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