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A Halton police officer has been charged after a stolen Hummer crashed into a tractor-trailer in Mississauga last year following a police chase, according to Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit.
Sgt. David Joseph is charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm in connection with the March 12, 2025 incident, the SIU said in a news release Wednesday.
The chase began in Oakville and ended in Mississauga, the SIU said. According to the SIU, Halton police were investigating the theft of a Kia Sedona from an Oakville home, that also involved a stolen GMC Hummer, when the drivers of both vehicles fled the scene.
The police chase, allegedly led by Joseph, ended when the driver of the Hummer collided with the tractor-trailer at Winston Churchill Boulevard and Lakeshore Road E.
The 26-year-old driver of the Hummer was seriously injured, arrested and taken to hospital for treatment, the SIU said.
SIU Director Joseph Martino said in the release that he had “reasonable grounds” to believe the officer committed a criminal offence.
Joseph is due to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Milton on Nov. 23.
“As the matter is before the courts, and in consideration of the fair trial interests of the accused, the SIU will not provide further comment on the investigation,” the SIU said.
The SIU is an independent civilian agency that investigates incidents involving police in Ontario that result in death, serious injury, the discharge of a firearm at a person or allegations of sexual assault.