The trucking company found responsible for a crash on the Eastern Freeway that killed four police officers will never pay the $2.31 million fine it received over the incident because it has been placed into liquidation.
The company, Connect Logistics, will also never repay the $90,000 in legal costs incurred by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) in pursuing the case, which it had been ordered to pay.
The tragic crash occurred on the Eastern Freeway in April 2020, killing Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constable Josh Prestney.
The officers had stopped a speeding Porsche driven by Richard Pusey, who became notorious for filming the police officers as they lay dead or dying after the crash.
Senior Constable Kevin King, Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Joshua Prestney and Constable Glen Humphris, who were killed in a highway crash involving a truck on April 22, 2020. (Supplied: Victoria Police)
Connect Logistics managing director Corey Matthews was fined $22,000 in relation to the crash, while truck driver Mohinder Singh was jailed for 18.5 years.
Connect Logistics Victorian boss Simiona Tuteru was sentenced to 200 hours of community work for breaching…
