Public outcry fuels plea for probe into Pusey case After a groundswell of community outrage at Richard Pusey’s sentence, a former chief magistrate has urged for an urgent review.
Crime by Rebekah Cavanagh
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Subscriber only The state s Attorney-General has been called on to refer Richard Pusey s case to the Victorian Law Reform Commission to review public decency offences and ensure community expectations are being met.
Droves of people have spoken out since Pusey was jailed for 10 months - two months of which was for his filming of the aftermath of the Eastern Freeway crash in which four police officers were killed.
Cityâs touching tribute to fallen cops Melbourne will again be bathed in blue lights as a tribute to the four police officers who lost their lives on the Eastern Freeway.
Crime by Jack Paynter 20th Apr 2021 2:45 PM Melbourne will be bathed in blue lights again on Thursday night to mark the first anniversary of the Eastern Freeway tragedy that claimed the lives of four police officers. Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the deaths of Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constable Josh Prestney. The group were killed after they stopped to pull over Richard Pusey, who was clocked speeding at 149km per hour in his black Porsche. He was urinating on the side of the road and avoided being hit.
Cityâs touching tribute to fallen cops Melbourne will again be bathed in blue lights as a tribute to the four police officers who lost their lives on the Eastern Freeway.
Crime by Jack Paynter 20th Apr 2021 2:45 PM Melbourne will be bathed in blue lights again on Thursday night to mark the first anniversary of the Eastern Freeway tragedy that claimed the lives of four police officers. Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the deaths of Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constable Josh Prestney. The group were killed after they stopped to pull over Richard Pusey, who was clocked speeding at 149km per hour in his black Porsche. He was urinating on the side of the road and avoided being hit.
An attempt at stunt driving in West Vancouver has sent three people to the hospital and left two vehicles with extensive damage.
The West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) says that the incident occurred on Wednesday. At approximately 3 pm, officers were called to the scene of a collision on the 3800 blocks of Cypress Bowl Road.
Police say that the driver of a BMW and two other occupants were travelling westbound when they attempted to drift through a difficult turn.
“The driver, a 20-year-old man, had accelerated to estimated speeds of 120-140 km/hr (posted 60 km/hr zone) and had attempted to ‘drift’ through a hairpin turn,” WVPD says in a statement.