Honour Roll

2003-05-23

Age: 49

On May 16th 2003 Constable Shrive was on radar patrol, westbound on Hwy #17 between Storyland Rd. and Bruce St. in Horton Twp. when he attempted to make a "U" turn. A tractor trailer following the cruiser collided into the driver's door of the cruiser. Phil was taken to "hospital in Renfrew, then airlifted to hospital in Ottawa. He died seven days later from his injuries.

2002-08-21

Age: 41

Senior Constable Kuzmich was outside of his cruiser on County Road 4 and Concession 10 in Bradford investigating the theft of a motorcycle at 10:40 p.m. when he was hit and killed instantly by a Dodge Durango.

Constable Kuzmich's death was the first fatality of an officer on duty in the history of the South Simcoe force.

Three hours later, the motorcycle rider was killed when the bike left the road about 12 kilometres north of the first accident site.

20002-05-07

Age: 32

Constable Paul Neudert, and Sgt. Lyle Johnson both of the Walpole Island First Nations Police were driving their own cruisers both heading towards London, when they collided at an intersection. The two cruisers colliding sent the Chevy Impala and the GMC Yukon into the deep northeast ditch with the Impala landing on its roof. Both officers were taken to Sydenham Hospital where Cst. Neudert died from his injuries. Sgt. Johnson remained in hospital in Wallaceburg in serious condition following the crash.

He had prevously been a member of the Hamilton Police Service.

2002-02-18

Age: 31

In the early morning hours of Monday, February 18, 2002, a 42 Division scout car was involved in a motor vehicle collision on Brimley Road near Huntingwood Drive in Scarborough. Laura Ellis, a passenger in the car, 31 years, and a 5 year member of the Service was killed. Constable Ellis joined the Toronto Police Service in December 1996 and was appointed Constable in June 1997.

A second officer, Constable Ronald Tait, suffered a number of serious non-life threatening injuries. Constable Tait, 28 years, is a 6-year member of the Service.

2000-06-09

Age: 38

Sgt. Eve and two other officers who were also injured in the crash, were questioning the occupants of a vehicle they had just stopped, when a tractor trailer travelling east on the highway barrelled into the 3 parked cruisers.

Sgt. Eve died two days after being critically injured in a traffic accident on the same portion of Highway 401 that six months earlier had claimed the life of her OPP colleague Jim McFadden. Margaret is the first woman police officer killed in the line of duty in Ontario.

1999-12-31

Age: 49

Cst. McFadden was operating moving radar on Hwy #401 in the Chatham area. He had a Michigan vehicle stopped and was writing a ticket when a vehicle struck his cruiser from behind at over 150 kmph. The force of the impact drove his cruiser into the rear of the Michigan car crushing the cruiser from both ends. Jim died from his injuries on New Years Eve.

The driver of the vehicle who killed Constable McFadden, was charged with first degree murder, partly due to a suicide note he left at his residence.

1999-09-30

Age: 34

Cst. Mercier was working a paid duty at the base of the Garden City Skyway bridge. He was parked in his fully marked OPP cruiser half on the shoulder and half on the grass with all emergency lights activated. The right hand lane of the bridge was closed for repairs and the cruiser was needed to slow down the speed of traffic during the rush hour periods. The driver of a large cube truck was Niagara bound in the left hand lane when the driver fell asleep and crossed the middle active lane onto the shoulder striking Cst. Merciers cruiser. Chuck died from his injuries.

1999-07-28

Age: 38

Sgt. McDonald was called upon to assist in a high speed pursuit of a stolen van. OPP and Sudbury Regional units were involved in the chase, in and around the City of Sudbury. Sgt. McDonald had deployed his spike belt and was standing in the grassy median as the stolen van raced towards his location. At the last second the driver swerved onto the median and struck Sgt. McDonald throwing him high into the air. Sgt. McDonald died from his injuries.

1998-12-09

Age: 43

Cst. Badger was operating his unmarked cruiser when he entered a curve and lost control due to road conditions, crossed the centre line and was struck by an on-coming vehicle. He died at the scene.

1998-08-12

Age: 32

Constable Nicholson was a member of the Waterloo Regional Police Dive Unit, and he died in the line of duty while attempting to recover the body of a young Cambridge boy from a dam in the Grand River. Constable Nicholson entered the water to rescue the small boy, but was pulled into the sleuth trough of the dam and was pinning him there. Officers tried to pull him out using his rescue line, but to no avail. Constable Nicholson is the first officer in the Service' s 25 year history to die in the line of duty.

When Constable Nicholson's body was pulled from the water, he was holding the lost boy.