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Director [Ian Scott] said, "In my view, there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the subject officer committed a criminal offence in relation to the injuries sustained by Mr. [Michael Fritz], as a result of a motor vehicle collision on June 16th, 2011. On that day, the subject officer was driving in a westbound direction on South Branch Road toward the intersection of McConnell Avenue in response to a possible fatal motor vehicle accident at that location. He had activated his police car's emergency equipment. As he approached the intersection, he was driving slightly over the posted speed limit of 80 km/h. The roads were clear and he had good visibility. The traffic was backed up in the westbound lane and non-existent in the eastbound lane due to the traffic accident at the intersection. The subject officer adjusted his speed and moved into the eastbound lane in an attempt to approach the accident scene. Mr. Fritz, who was driving a motorcycle and stopped in a line of traffic in the westbound lane, decided to turn eastbound in an attempt to leave the traffic congestion. He pulled his motorcycle out into the path of the police vehicle and the subject officer attempted to avoid a collision by applying his brakes. Mr.