Gai Vieira unlikely to recover from brain injury sustained in police crash, court told
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Gai Vieira, pictured with her grandson, sustained a severe brain injury.
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A Sydney grandmother whose car was hit by a police vehicle two years ago will likely never recover from her severe brain injury, a jury has heard.
Key points:
Ms Vieira s Mercedes was hit as she waited to turn right
The trial is expected to run for seven days
Harry Thomas Little, 42, has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm over the September 2018 smash at Cronulla, in the city s south.
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Harry Thomas Little is is seen arriving at Downing Centre Courts in Sydney, Monday, February 8, 2021.
A police officer was driving at 133km per hour in a 70-zone a second before he crashed into a grandmother, leaving her with a severe brain injury, his trial has heard.
But Harry Thomas Little, 42, honestly believed he had his lights and sirens on, his lawyer says.
The senior constable has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm after his highway patrol car slammed into the driver side of Sydney woman Gai Vieira s Mercedes in September 2018.
Ms Vieira had been turning right onto Cronulla s six-lane Kingsway at the same time Little tried to chase down a Volkswagen whose driver was suspected of illegally using their mobile phone.
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