The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate after a driver was injured during a traffic stop in Kingsville.
Officers with the Essex County OPP conducted a traffic stop in a parking lot in the area of Remark Drive and Main Street East on Thursday at 1:40 a.m.
SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette told AM800 News, "In the course of arresting a 26-year-old man, a struggle ensued. The man was eventually apprehended and transported to hospital for treatment of a serious injury."
The OPP said one of their members was also injured, but did not require further treatment than what was offered on scene.
No other details have been made available.