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While police have not publicly detailed why she was arrested, this newspaper has learned that Diallo was allegedly not cooperative with police on scene and did not want to willingly go with police. They felt she needed to be arrested in order to be properly detained and questioned. Several Ottawa police officers have questioned on what grounds that arrest was made. Diallo has not been charged with any crime or offence and police maintain that, right now, they have no grounds to believe any offence was committed. A look at the evidence and facts will reveal what happened, police said in a Saturday news conference, and whether there were offences. Chief Charles Bordeleau also urged the public to not “read into” the arrest.

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Ottawa police collision investigators continue what police have called the “painstaking” process of piecing together what went wrong Friday afternoon. That investigation will look at what witnesses have already described as possible factors in the crash – sun producing glare in a driver’s field of vision, reports of black and regular ice on the transitway – the possibility of mechanical failures and the speed of the bus. All stations are equipped with video and a command centre can, at any time, determine the speed of any vehicle on the road, drivers have said.

Police will also be looking at Diallo’s driving record, which multiple sources say includes at least two other collisions in the months before the Westboro incident.

Police officers are aware of at least one of those collisions, this newspaper has learned. On Dec. 10, Diallo was driving a bus that collided with another bus at St. Laurent station. Firefighters responded to that scene for reports of passengers trapped on one of the buses. Paramedics treated passengers, including a woman with a head injury. Police also responded to that scene. It’s not known if Diallo was found to be at fault for that collision, but she was then sent for further safety training, according to a source.

It’s not yet known what measures needed to be satisfied for her to return to the road.

In a statement to this newspaper, police spokesman Const. Chuck Benoit said the force would not be addressing questions about any previous collisions involving the driver of the bus.

“The Westboro collision is an ongoing investigation and very complex,” Benoit said. “We will not be able to comment on any person that is part of any ongoing investigations.”