Aaron Vidal: Ute driver Tommy Balla expected to avoid jail over crash that killed off-duty cop

A driver is expected to avoid jail over the "tragic and unnecessary" death of an off-duty police officer as he headed home to his pregnant fiancée in Sydney's north-west.
Tommy Balla, 38, was handed a two-year sentence in the NSW District Court today but will be assessed to see if he is suitable for home detention.
Judge Stephen Hanley found the turning signal had been red for two seconds before Balla turned off Windsor Road and entered the intersection with Schofields Road in Rouse Hill on June 18 last year.
The ute struck Aaron Vidal's motorcycle as he entered the intersection on a green light and the off-duty police officer hit the road heavily.

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