A man in his 20s was arrested for impaired driving after fleeing the scene, where a vehicle struck another and two pedestrians in Etobicoke on Saturday night. <\/p>\n
A 26-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving on Saturday, after fleeing the scene of a collision, Toronto police said.<\/p>\n
It happened at around 6:20 p.m. in the area of East Mall and Bloor Street. Police said they were responding to several reports of a \u201cvehicle driving erratically at a high rate of speed.\u201d<\/p>\n
A vehicle had struck another vehicle, police said. While the driver fled the scene, he was arrested a short time later. <\/p>\n
On Saturday, Toronto police told CP24 the vehicle had struck two pedestrians, and were then sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. <\/p>\n
Const. Laura Brabant confirmed on Sunday the occupants of the vehicle that were struck were injured and that the collision did not appear to involve any pedestrians.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time, there was a lot going on with this collision and the circumstances,\u201d Brabant said in an email.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Toronto police said the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate, but did not provide details on why. <\/p>\n
The SIU is a civilian agency that investigates police conduct that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and\/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.<\/p>\n
The roads in the area reopened at around 8:35 a.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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Bloor St West + The East Mall
6:20pm (April 4)
– Police were responding to multiple reports of a vehicle driving erratically at a high rate of speed
– The vehicle was involved in a collision injuring two people@SIUOntario<\/a> has invoked their mandate
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