The Special Investigations Unit say that as officers approached, he 'fled and went over the guardrail,' and landed on a highway on-ramp.
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a Texas man who they say fell from a highway overpass to his death while fleeing from officers on Saturday.
The Special Investigations Unit says the incident happened in Brockville, Ont., when local police saw a “person of interest” on the overpass. They say that as officers approached, he “fled and went over the guardrail,” and landed on a highway on-ramp.The SIU has not given his name, but say he is a 56-year-old from Houston, Texas.
The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that is automatically called in to investigate reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
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