A 21-year-old man died in a crash during a police chase in Brantford, Ontario, in the early morning of August 29, 2020.
According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the agency that examines cases of police harm to civilians in Ontario, a Brantford police officer attempted to stop two vehicles that were allegedly speeding at around 3:00 AM.
The SIU reports that a Brant OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) officer engaged one vehicle in pursuit soon after, losing sight of it before it was spotted by a Brantford police officer who continued pursuit. Soon afterwards the vehicle crashed through the railing of a bridge across Canadian National Railway tracks at Brant Avenue and Ava Road. The vehicle landed on its roof on the roadway below and burst into flames.
The 21-year old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the SIU, one Brantford officer has been designated as the subject officer along with one witness officer from OPP and five witness officers from Brantford police.
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February 18th, 2022 at 3:18 pm
The young man that died due to he police chase was my nephew Austin Boutil!ier. He had his whole life to live. I was happy to see that the officer responsible for my nephew’s demise will be held accountable for his actions. I hope his mother gets Justice for her son.
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