According to the prosecution, Porsche driver Richard Pusey requested insurers for $2.2 million in damages for the “trauma” of the Melbourne incident on the Eastern Freeway that claimed the lives of four police officers.
Pusey is accused of sending an insurance complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in November with four graphic pictures from the collision in April 2020.
According to prosecutor Anthony Albore, one of the shots didn’t even show the wrecked Porsche; instead, it depicted the horrifying injuries the four cops had sustained.
Pusey, who uses they/them pronouns, is self-representing in a contentious hearing at Sunshine Magistrates Court that is anticipated to take two days.
Harry Ganavas, an employee of the AFCA, saw the photographs that were sent with the complaint.
He added on Tuesday, “I was appalled and physically uncomfortable honestly, by the graphic substance of those images.”
During the court proceeding, Pusey requested to examine the photographs, but magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz refused to provide him copies of the upsetting images.
Pusey reportedly said in the lawsuit that “nobody wants to own the (insurance) claim.”
Four heroic road safety policemen were killed by a vehicle. They reportedly wrote, “It wrecked a black Porsche and these c***s (the insurance) won’t pay out.”
Pusey demanded $2.2 million in damages “because of the anguish” of witnessing the collision.
They reportedly wrote, “Want to watch the videos?”
According to Mr. Ganavas, he doesn’t see how it relates to the complaint and is once again “full of disgust that someone would express such topics in that manner.”
AFCA said that the photographs constituted outrageous behaviour and closed Pusey’s case.
In response to the AFCA complaint and a Google review of Porsche Centre Melbourne, Pusey is contesting two allegations of utilising a carriage service in an abusive way.
It’s said that Pusey utilised Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor’s photo taken on the car’s roof as the review’s profile picture.
When you spend between $330,000 and $550,000 on a vehicle, you anticipate being able to extend the warranty. Pusey reportedly wrote in the review, “Not here at Porsche Centre Melbourne.
The crew excels in selling automobiles but performs appallingly in all other areas.
A member of the public reported the review to the police, and Sergeant Lorena Everett said she was “mad and disgusted” when she saw the photo.
Pusey reportedly had an Instagram account that included at least one non-graphic image of the wrecked Porsche but didn’t display the collision site.
According to Mr. Albore, the picture may have been utilised in the evaluation or complaint.
Additionally, Pusey is accused of two crimes while out on bond.
Pusey said, “They are presenting a narrative,” when asked to comment on the prosecution’s case.
Pusey, who is in detention, made a personal appearance in court and entered a not guilty plea.
On Wednesday, the hearing is scheduled to resume.