Truck driver who killed four police officers gives bizarre excuse for swerving
<p><span>The truck driver at the centre of a horrific car crash involving the deaths of four police officers says he was attempting to avoid a “witch” when he swerved across several lanes of a Melbourne freeway and ploughed straight into a mobile Porsche and two police vehicles.</span><br /><br /><span>Mohinder Singh, 47, is said to be undergoing psychiatric treatment at the Melbourne Assessment Prison since the horrific tragedy unfolded on the Eastern Freeway at Kew on April 22.</span><br /><br /><span>They constables had pulled over a Porsche 911 holding 41-year-old Richard Pusey and were in the process of impounding the car he was allegedly clocked at 149km/h and tested positive for drugs in his system.</span><br /><br /><span>The truck, not too long after Pusey was pulled over, slammed into the back of a highway patrol car and into the officers at 100km/h.</span></p>
<p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7835959/truck-driver-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4f6479e9c8cb4a5da7765e95fdc76067" /><br /><br /><span>Four officers lost their lives including Senior Constable Lynnette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King and constables Glen Humphris and Josh Prestney.</span><br /><br /><span>Singh is believed to have suffered a medical episode that saw him black out after impact.</span><br /><br /><span>The truck driver has been charged with culpable driving causing the deaths of the four officers.</span><br /><br /><span>Singh is understood to have a pre-existing mental health issue, with a prison source telling the Herald Sun the father-of-two was suffering anxiety and panic attacks in custody.</span><br /><br /><span>“He is an unwell man,” the source explained.</span><br /><br /><span>“He reported that he'd sighted a witch while he was driving and veered into the emergency lane.”</span><br /><br /><span>Blood tests are yet to be revealed in regards to the whether Singh had taken any narcotics, and it is alleged officers found two ice pipes in his truck.</span><br /><br /><span>Police raided the offices of Connect Logistics, the trucking company Singh worked for, in the Riverstone Business Park in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon.</span><br /><br /><span>Officers from Victoria's Heavy Vehicle Unit Crime Investigation Unit stormed its headquarters with NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command Crash investigators, seizing documents including logbooks in the two raids.</span><br /><br /><span>“Mr Singh is genuinely sorry and saddened that four people have lose their lives as a result of the collision,” a short statement from the truck driver’s lawyer. Steve Pica reads.</span><br /><br /><span>“He is acutely aware of the impact upon the families, friends and work colleagues of those that lost their lives.”</span></p>
