Trucking Executive Jailed for 3 Years

Scene of the tragic accident

Following the tragic truck accident on the Melbourne Eastern Freeway back in 2020, which caused the death of four police officers, the national logistics manager of the trucking company has now been jailed for 3 years.

An earlier court case found the truck driver, Mr Singh, who crashed into the police officers, while severely sleep deprived and high on methamphetamine, guilty of culpable driving causing death, and was jailed for 18 years.

Cris Large, the Connect Logistics national operations manager was charged with failing to uphold the safety regulations at the transport company prior to the deadly April 2020 crash. It was alleged the logistics manager allowed drivers to get behind the wheel without proper training, fatigue management, or supervision, and worse he falsified timesheets for drivers, including timesheets for fatal crash driver, Mr Singh.

This case highlights the risk to office-based staff who are negligent.

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