A truck driver allegedly involved in the Melbourne crash that killed four police officers last week has been charged.
On Monday Victoria Police confirmed the 47-year-old driver had been charged with four counts of culpable driving, following a joint investigation by the Major Collision Investigation Unit and the Homicide Squad.
The horror crash happened after police intercepted a Porsche travelling at an excessive speed on the Eastern Freeway near Kew at roughly 5:30pm (local time) on April 22.
The police called for backup, and shortly after the second police car arrived, it’s understood the semi-truck veered off the freeway and ploughed into the police cars and the Porsche.
Two senior constables, male and female, and two other constables were killed at the scene.
The truck driver, a man from Cranbourne, was taken to the hospital after the crash but was released last night, according to Victoria Police.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
The driver of the Porsche Richard Pusey, 41, appeared in court on Friday where he was charged with nine offences, including driving at a dangerous speed, reckless conduct endangering life, failing to render assistance and drug possession.
He remains in custody on remand.
