Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after a 19-year-old woman was fatally struck by an OPP officer early Sunday morning in Essex County.
The incident occurred around 4:25 a.m. on County Road 20 near Iler Road in Harrow. According to Essex County OPP, an officer from the local detachment was involved in a collision with a pedestrian. The woman was taken to hospital by paramedics, where she was pronounced dead.
The SIU confirmed the officer was not responding to a call at the time of the incident. The agency has assigned two investigators, two forensic specialists, and a collision reconstructionist to the case.
With the SIU’s mandate now in effect, OPP cannot release additional details. The SIU is asking anyone with information, photos, or video of the incident to contact investigators.
The SIU independently investigates police actions that result in death, serious injury, sexual assault, or the firing of a weapon at a person.
Update – The 19-year-old woman is identified to be Mendy Goossen of Harrow, Ontario.