Roll of Honor
Incident
A 2 year veteran of the Peel Police Department, Cst. Artem “James” Otchakovski was patrolling the streets of Brampton late Monday night when he received a call just after 11:00 p.m. to assist another officer. Moments later, the 36-year-old officer from Barrie was involved in a deadly car crash. Otchakovski clung to life for nearly 24 hours, but was pronounced dead at Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital on Tuesday about 9:00 p.m. His devastated wife, Erin, and several colleagues were at his side. No details have been released of what caused the horrific two-car crash and whether speed played a role. The force’s major collision bureau is continuing its investigation, which may take weeks. Otchakovski was driving a marked cruiser when his vehicle and another collided at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Steeles Ave. E. The cruiser wound up wrapped around a light pole. The impact left the car in such a condition that investigators have had trouble retrieving a computer module that could help them tell how fast it was going before the crash.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer “James” Otchakovski served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, “James” Otchakovski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Artem “James” Otchakovski is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ON, 22 of 334 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.6% of this state's fallen. That is 24.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 22 of 333 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Artem “James” Otchakovski's cause is highlighted.
How Artem “James” Otchakovski Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Artem “James” Otchakovski is highlighted in Mar.
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