The recent collision was the result of a police chase that began with an alleged liquor store robbery in Bowmanville, Ont.
"The officer involved has to make a ton of decisions at the time and assess things in a split second," Jeff McGuire, executive director of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, also told The Current.
"Other than completely outlawing, making chases totally prohibited under any circumstance, I don't think there needs to be tightening, in my opinion, on, legislation or policy," McGuire said in a separate interview with CBC News, though he's also open to looking for any potential gaps.
But Christian Leuprecht, a professor of political science at Royal Military College of Canada, says he believes there's too much emphasis on tactical training.
A study conducted by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP found that 77 people died in police pursuits over a 10-year period ending in 2019.
"A lot of this has to do with the new thinking in policing today, which is about proportionality," Chuck Wexler, executive director of PERF, said when the report was released.
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