A 29-year-old woman now faces four charges in connection with a collision that killed a police officer in northern Ontario early Sunday.
Senior Const. Donald Doucet (CBC)
Donald Doucet, a senior constable with the Sault Ste. Marie police, died after a minivan collided with the police cruiser in which he was riding.
Doucet, 41, is the first Sault Ste. Marie police officer ever killed in the line of duty.
The driver whose van hit the cruiser was arrested and charged with impaired driving.
On Monday, she was also charged with impaired driving causing death, driving causing bodily harm and driving with a blood alcohol reading exceeding .08.
Police say more charges are expected.
Doucet was a passenger in a police car driven by another Sault Ste. Marie officer when the accident happened at 2:45 a.m. on Sunday.
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free both officers from the wreckage.
Doucet died a short time later in hospital. The other officer was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty expressed his condolences to the officer's family, friends and colleagues.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Senior Const. Doucet's family," McGuinty said in a news release. "Policing is dangerous work that takes a special commitment to community service.
"Sometimes our officers make the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and such a loss is a tragedy for us all."
Doucet had served on the Sault force for 12 years.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie, and daughters Jocelyne, 19, and Courtney, 16.