Gai Vieira s husband has fought back tears after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Senior Constable Harry Little, charged over the crash at Cronulla in 2018.
The jury took a little over a day before they told the court they were deadlocked despite deliberations which were courteous, open and respectful .
Mr Little had been pursuing a driver who was spotted using a mobile phone along the Kingsway in September 2018.
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The jury has been unable to reach a verdict over the case of Senior Constable Harry Little. (Edwina Pickles)
His fully marked police car hit 122.8 km/h in a 70 zone before he braked to get around an L plate driver.
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.
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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.