A Thunder Bay OPP officer who served time in jail for a fatal car crash will retire rather than face a Police Services Act hearing. Sgt. Darryl Storey was involved in the tragic collision in December of 2008.

A Thunder Bay OPP officer who served time in jail for a fatal car crash will retire rather than face a Police Services Act hearing.

Sgt. Darryl Storey was involved in the tragic collision in December of 2008. He was driving an unmarked police cruiser at close to 200 kilometres per hour along Highway 11-17.

The cruiser crashed into a car driven by 18-year-old Jasmine Veneruzzo, who died at the scene.

Storey was eventually charged with dangerous driving causing death, and the case went to trial in 2012.

The officer was found guilty and sentenced to two years in jail. He served 15 months of that sentence before being released in April.

A Police Act hearing for one count of discreditable conduct was scheduled to begin on Oct. 15. But an OPP spokesperson says Storey instead retired in late September.

A report from the Parole Board indicates that Storey intends to access his OPP pension funds.



(TBT News)