Truck driver behind Eastern Freeway crash has jail sentence reduced

Truck driver behind Eastern Freeway crash has jail sentence reduced

The truck driver who killed four police officers when he crashed a 19-tonne semi-trailer into them on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway has had his jail sentence slashed on appeal.Mohinder Singh, 49, was sleep-deprived and high on drugs when he veered into a service lane and crashed the truck into the Victoria Police officers, who had pulled over Porsche driver Richard Pusey for speeding.The 22-year jail sentence Singh had been dealt for the crash in July 2021 was cut to 18 years and six months' jail