An adult man is dead after being shot during a confrontation with police at an impaired driving checkpoint in Brockville, Ont.
The incident occurred late Friday night when Leeds County OPP were conducting a RIDE program on the off-ramp of Highway 401 at County Road 29.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is now involved in the case.
According to the SIU, the incident happened at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday.
Police officers stopped a pickup truck at the checkpoint and spoke with the male driver.
The truck then fled the scene and police attempted to stop the vehicle near Highway 29 and Forthton Road, which the SIU said "resulted in a collision between the truck and OPP vehicles."
As officers then "interacted" with the driver, one officer was struck by the truck, the SIU said.
Two officers fired their guns and the driver was hit by at least one bullet. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SIU asks anyone with information about the incident to contact investigators at 416-622-1965, or 1-800-787-8529, ext. 1965.
The SIU investigates cases of serious injuries or deaths involving police.
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