Ontario's police watchdog shared more information Wednesday on the status of its ongoing investigation into a wrong-way police car chase on the Highway 401 that resulted in the death of four people, including an infant, in April.The Special Investigations Unit provided an update Wednesday into the ongoing probe of officers involved in the fatal wrong-way crash on the Highway 401 that killed four people, including an infant, in April.
On its website, the SIU says this is within their legal right, as once an officer becomes the focus of an investigation, they're given the same opportunity as citizens under the Charter to protect themselves from self-incrimination.The agency also said it's currently interviewing 19 officers, known as witness officials, who were involved in the collision.
The April 29 crash happened after a police chase that began with an alleged liquor store robbery in Bowmanville, Ont., in the regional municipality of Clarington. Police pursued the suspect as he drove the wrong way on Highway 401 in Whitby, about 50 kilometres east of Toronto.Four people are dead, including an infant and two grandparents, following a high-speed police chase going the wrong way on Highway 401 outside of Toronto.