Richard Pusey sues Victoria Police over deadly Eastern Freeway crash

Thursday, 23 April 2026 19:24

Pusey is suing Victoria Police over claims of trauma from witnessing the 2020 crash and his Porsche being destroyed.

Victoria Police will defend itself in court after Porsche driver Richard Pusey sued the force over the Eastern Freeway smash that killed four officers in 2020.

The force confirmed it was aware of Pusey filing a writ with the Supreme Court over the trauma of witnessing the deadly crash.

Police pulled over Pusey on the Eastern Freeway at Kew for speeding in his Porsche on April 22, 2020, before a sleep-deprived truck driver high on drugs ploughed his vehicle into four of the officers who had stopped Pusey.

The truck driver, Mohinder Singh, was sentenced to at least 22 years in jail in 2021 over the incident.

Constable Lynette Taylor, 60; senior constable Kevin King, 50; and constables Glen Humphris, 32, and Josh Prestney, 28, died at the scene, marking the worst loss of police life in Victorian history.

Pusey, who was not hit, filmed one of the dying officers and expressed vulgar commentary over the crash before fleeing the scene on foot.

He was later charged and jailed for 10 months over his conduct.

Pusey was then jailed for an additional 10 months after attaching graphic photos of the dying officers in a complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in 2021.

Pusey is now suing Victoria Police over claims of trauma he suffered from witnessing the crash and his Porsche being destroyed.

Victoria Police denies the claims made in the documents filed with the Supreme Court.

"Victoria Police is aware of this matter being filed with the Court, rejects the assertions made, and will be defending the matter," a Victoria Police spokesperson told 9News.

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