Allegations have been raised that the Police pursuit of a stolen car continued even though the Commissioner for Police has said it was terminated 40 minutes before a fatal crash that killed two members of the community last Saturday in South-West Sydney. CCTV footage from Camden Park on Saturday, shows three unmarked police cars and one marked police car in pursuit of the stolen car just two minutes before the fatal crash.
Greens MP and spokesperson for Justice Sue Higginson said:
“If the NSW Police continued the pursuit of this vehicle past when they said it was terminated, then the community need to know why they haven’t been honest,”
“We have recommendations from the Coroner in front of the NSW Police right now, saying we need to change the rules of police chases. The Commissioner has refused those recommendations, recommendations that were made to save lives from unnecessary deaths,”
“The Commissioner must step up, address the fact that the evidence has contradicted his assertions, and agree to change the rules about when police can force high-speed pursuits in non-life threatening situations,”
“I’ve written to the Minister, and the Commissioner, calling for them to tell the truth about this awful crash, and to accept that the Police need to change how and when they are forcing pursuits in dangerous settings,” Ms Higginson said.