The Ontario Provincial Police officer whose vehicle struck and injured a young boy in the driveway of her home has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a civilian police oversight agency. Read MoreThe incident occurred in the driveway of a residence at Oxford Station in May.
The incident occurred in the driveway of a residence at Oxford Station in May.
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The Ontario Provincial Police officer whose vehicle struck and injured a young boy in the driveway of her home has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a civilian police oversight agency.
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In a report posted online Thursday evening, Special Investigations Unit director wrote that he had determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the officer had committed a criminal offence in connection with the collision.
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The online report gave some details about the incident on the morning of May 9 at the officer’s home in Oxford Station, about 70 kilometres south of Ottawa.
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According to the report, the OPP officer was repositioning vehicles in her driveway when she entered a Jeep Cherokee and drove it forward a short distance, travelling over a small bump before she stopped the car and observed the 15-month-old child on the ground.
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The officer’s residence housed a daycare operated by her partner, the report said, and the boy was at the daycare that morning. He and other children had been in a play area near the driveway prior to the collision.
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After first aid was rendered, the child was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with three skull fractures, the report said.
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