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Independent Agency Investigates Cruiser Crash

An independent agency is looking into a collision between a taxi cab and police cruiser that killed one woman.

Just before 3:30 a.m. yesterday, a police cruiser collided with a West-way taxi cab at the corner of Heron Road and Riverside Drive.

Twenty-year-old Natalie Megan Sylvestre of Pembroke died as a result of the crash. Five people were taken to hospital including the police officer who was at the wheel and the cruiser's passenger.

The cab driver suffered head injuries and a second passenger in the cab suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the hospital yesterday where they were treated and released. The officer and the occupant of the cruiser were not seriously injured.

The Special Investigations Unit, a civilian law enforcement agency independent of the police, have taken over the investigation to determine if there is any type of criminal liability on the part of the police officer involved.

The intersection was closed for 18 hours yesterday while SIU investigated the accident. They are hoping the red light cameras at the intersection will shed some light on the accident.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21 for Sylvestre at the Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Pembroke.

SIU is asking anyone who witnessed this incident or who has information to contact them at 416-622-1957 or 1-800-787-8529.

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