2 Durham police officers charged in fatal Hwy. 401 wrong-way crash: SIU [Video]

Two Durham police officers have been charged in connection with a multi-vehicle collision last spring that killed four people, including two grandparents and their infant grandchild, following a police chase of a suspect driving the wrong way on Canada’s busiest highway, Ontario’s police watchdog says. 

Sgt. Richard Flynn and Const. Brandon Hamilton have been charged with three counts each of criminal negligence causing death and two counts each of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, the Special Investigations Unit said in a news release Friday.

Both officers are required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Oshawa on Feb. 13.

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The SIU says it is not providing further comment on the investigation …