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| Truck driver charged with culpable driving over Melbourne crash that killed four police officers | Truck driver charged with culpable driving over Melbourne crash that killed four police officers |
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| The 47-year-old man was charged after a joint investigation by the major collision investigation unit and the homicide squad | The 47-year-old man was charged after a joint investigation by the major collision investigation unit and the homicide squad |
| A truck driver has been charged with culpable driving over the Melbourne freeway crash that killed four police officers. | A truck driver has been charged with culpable driving over the Melbourne freeway crash that killed four police officers. |
| The 47-year-old Cranbourne man was charged with four counts of culpable driving over last Wednesday’s fatal collision, police said in a statement early on Monday. | The 47-year-old Cranbourne man was charged with four counts of culpable driving over last Wednesday’s fatal collision, police said in a statement early on Monday. |
| Shortly after the crash on Friday the truck driver was taken to hospital under police guard with non-life-threatening injuries. Victorian Police commissioner Graham Ashton said he had a medical episode at the scene and was tested for the presence of drugs and alcohol as part of the inquiry. | |
| The driver, who was in hospital until Sunday night, was charged after a joint investigation by the major collision investigation unit and the homicide squad. | |
| Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Glen Humphris and Constable Josh Prestney died when a truck crashed into them while they were dealing with a Porsche driver in an emergency lane on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway at Kew. | Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Glen Humphris and Constable Josh Prestney died when a truck crashed into them while they were dealing with a Porsche driver in an emergency lane on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway at Kew. |
| Ashton previously said the truck moved from one of the freeway’s traffic lanes into the emergency lane where the police cars were parked. The truck slammed into the back of the highway patrol car at around 100 km/h. | |
| The driver of the Porsche, Richard Pusey, has been charged with nine offences, including driving at a dangerous speed, reckless conduct endangering life, failing to render assistance and drug possession. | |
| The court heard that Pusey allegedly filmed himself taunting Senior Constable Lynette Taylor as she lay dying. | |
| Pusey allegedly walked up to her and said: “There you go. Amazing, absolutely amazing. | |
| “All I wanted was to go home and have my sushi and now you’ve fucked my fucking car,” Pusey allegedly said. | |
| He also allegedly tested positive for ice and cannabis and was urinating on the side of the freeway when a truck driver smashed into four officers impounding his Porsche 911. | |
| Pusey allegedly fled, before asking a witness for a ride to his home suburb of Fitzroy. He was arrested the next day. | |
| He remains in custody on remand. | He remains in custody on remand. |
| The truck driver is due to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday. | The truck driver is due to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday. |