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Inside Richard Pusey’s ‘maniac’ lifestyle: Neighbours reveal how ‘speeding’ Porsche driver would blast music from his $3m ‘fortress’ late into the night and write swear words around the walls near his home
- Neighbours revealed details of Richard Pusey’s lifestyle, calling him a ‘maniac’
- Pusey fled a horror crash on Wednesday night where four police officers died
- He had been pulled over for allegedly speeding at 149km/h down the freeway
- A truck smashed into and killed the officers whom Pusey allegedly taunted
- Neighbours said Pusey had ‘no sense of normal common decency to anyone’
By Jackson Barron For Daily Mail Australia
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Neighbours have revealed bizarre details of Richard Pusey’s lifestyle after he allegedly fled the scene of a horrific car crash that killed four police officers.
The 41-year-old allegedly taunted police as they lay dying and crying for help after being hit by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne on Wednesday evening. Pusey’s Porsche had been pulled over just before for allegedly speeding.
Pusey’s Fitzroy apartment was defaced by vandals on Saturday, with his neighbours describing Pusey as a ‘maniac’ who led a wild lifestyle.
‘He has no sense of normal common decency to anyone,’ one neighbour told The Herald Sun. ‘It’s just mind-boggling.’
Richard Pusey’s neighbours have revealed bizarre details about his wild lifestyle after his he allegedly taunted dying police officers after a car crash in Melbourne on Wednesday
Neighbours said Pusey would regularly spray paint profanities over the street so council cleaners would have to come and clean up his mess. Pictured: vandals spray painted the word ‘DIE’ on Pusey’s garage following the incident
The words: ‘how’s get f***ed sound pig c***’ are scribbled underneath Pusey’s intercom
Beneath the intercom on his $3million converted warehouse, Pusey has scribbled the words: ‘how’s get f***ed sound pig c***’, with locals telling of his constant feral behaviour in the neighbourhood.
Pusey, who has an extensive criminal history, would regularly blast music all through the night in his converted home which is decked out with security cameras doors and black windows to shield the outside world.
According to neighbours, the mortgage broker would spray paint profanities over the streets so council workers would be forced to clean them up, and constant screaming could be heard from his home.
Neighbours were scared of Pusey’s driving, where he would regularly speed around Smith St in his Porsche ‘like a maniac’ and were aware of his hatred for police.
‘Everyone knew it would eventually spiral, but we didn’t realise it would spiral this big,’ a neighbour said.
Pusey was pulled over on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway on Wednesday night after allegedly speeding his Porsche at 149km/h.
Less than an hour later, a truck ploughed into the emergency lane at 100km/h, police say, colliding with his sports car and a police vehicle – killing four officers.
The police car that arrived at the scene (pictured) was crushed by a refrigeration truck – killing four police officers who were standing by the roadside
Senior Constable Kevin King (pictured, far left), Constable Glen Humphris (second from left), Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor (second from right) and and Constable Josh Prestney (far right) all died in the crash on Wednesday night
Richard Pusey’s previous charges
2007: Convicted of speeding 70km/h over the limit, fined $210
2008: Jailed for eight months, with half of it suspended for two years, and $346 compensation for intentionally causing injury. Assaulting police charge was dropped.
2014: Convicted and fined $2,000 plus $2,500 in costs for carrying out work without a building permit.
2016: Ordered to do 60 hours of community service for stalking.
2017: Fined $500 for contravening a safety intervention order
2017: Fined $200 for driving with a suspended licence.
2017: Fined $500 for emitting excessive noise from his house.
2018: Convicted and fined $750 for using a carriage service to menace.
2018: Charge of intentionally damaging property was dropped.
2020: Assault charge to be heard in court on April 30.
2020: Criminal damage with intent to be heard on June 16.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King, and Constable Josh Prestney were all killed.
After the horror smash Pusey is accused of taunting and filming a dying officer, before posting graphic images to Facebook after fleeing the accident.
He is understood to have only escaped death himself as he was urinating by the side of the road.
Pusey appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday where he was charged with nine offences relating to the accident and did not apply for bail.
Police said Pusey tested positive to cannabis and ice and his charges included speeding, reckless conduct and drug possession.
The Melbourne court heard on Friday that rather than spring to the officers’ aid after they were hit, Pusey took pictures of the carnage and berated the police.
He allegedly filmed a groaning Leading Senior Constable Taylor, a mother-of-two, while saying: ‘There you go. Amazing, absolutely amazing.’
‘All I wanted was to go home and have my sushi and now you’ve ‘f***ed my f***ing car.’
Pusey is accused of video taping police as they lay dying after the crash before fleeing on foot
Police pulled over a speeding driver at 4.50pm on Wednesday, then proceeded to call for backup from highway patrol when they decided to impound the car. By 5.40pm, the refrigeration truck had ploughed into the three cars and four officers, killing them all
His lawyer said in court Pusey had mental health issues.
The truck’s driver, Mohinder Singh Bajwa, is unlikely to be interviewed before Monday, police have said.
After blacking out at the scene, he was rushed to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he remains under police guard.
He is understood to have a pre-existing mental health issue, The Age reported.
An ice pipe was allegedly found in his truck’s cabin, with a second reportedly uncovered at his Cranbourne home.
The father-of-two is said to have blacked out at the scene after his truck allegedly came off the freeway.
Truck driver Mohinder Singh Bajwa veered into the emergency lane at 100km/h and collided with Pusey’s sports car and a police vehicle – killing four officers
Four slain police officers remembered
Constable Josh Prestney
Constable Prestney, 28, only graduated from the academy in November when he was killed, having joined the force in May 2019.
‘Josh was a much loved and respected member of his squad,’ his obituary read.
‘His brother, First Constable Alexander Prestney, is also a police officer and presented Josh with his badge when he graduated in December last year.’
‘In his spare time Josh enjoyed keeping fit and trained for and competed in triathlons. He is survived by his parents Andrew and Belinda, and his brother, First Constable Alex Prestney.’
Constable Prestney completed a Bachelor in creative industries at the Australian College of the Arts before joining and was stationed at Boroondara.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor
Senior Constable Taylor, 60, had a distinguished 31-year career with Victoria Police, joining in January 1989 and graduating in May of that year.
She was recognised by the Chief Commissioner for good work while performing duties at the traffic camera office.
She also earned the National Medal first clasp, National Police Service medal and the Victoria Police Service medal fourth clasp.
Senior Constable Taylor is survived by her husband, a former Victoria Police officer, Stuart Schultz and their two sons, Nathan and Alexander.
‘Having travelled the world, Lynette is remembered for having a great sense of adventure and has instilled this spirit in her children,’ her obituary read.
‘She spent a year sailing around the South Pacific on a yacht, which she continued to live on for a period when she returned.
‘Lynette and her husband Stuart were building their dream retirement home overlooking Bass Strait on Victoria’s south east coast, which would support their passion for travel and fishing.’
Lynette was the primary carer for her sister who had recently suffered a stroke, and this reflected her caring nature, which extended to those she worked with.
‘Lynette had a reputation of going into bat for others and challenging decisions that she believed were unfair.
‘She had a great sense of humour and her colleagues will fondly remember seeing her smiling face every day.’
Constable Glen Humphris
Constable Humphris also only started his police career last year, graduating in March.
Born in Gosford, on the NSW Central Coast, he left school and became an apprentice carpenter and then a personal trainer.
He completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at University of Newcastle and obtained Masters in Exercise Physiology at the University of Sydney, becoming a sports scientist and exercise physiologist.
While working for Return to Work in Newcastle he met his partner of four years, Todd, and they moved to Melbourne last year.
‘He enjoyed the food and bar lifestyle of Melbourne and he continued to have a passion for exercise, competing in triathlons and maintaining a high level of fitness,’ his obituary read.
‘His squad mates said he genuinely wanted to help people, had a great sense of community and genuine empathy for everyone – victim and offender alike.
‘Glen is remembered as being very level-headed, caring and supportive with a great sense of humour and had the ability to make light of any situation to calm people.’
Senior Constable Kevin King
Senior Constable King was with Victoria Police for six years, working at several stations in and around Melbourne before joining the Nunawading Highway patrol in April 2019.
‘Kevin was passionate about road policing and knew that it was not just about giving out tickets,’ his obituary read.
He transferred to the Nunawading Highway Patrol in 2018 where the officer in charge described him as ‘an older head with a lot of life experience who always made good judgement calls and decisions’.
‘He was a terrific bloke. A lovely, all round good bloke who took to road policing immediately. He would do anything in his power to not let you down,’ it continued.
‘He always just wanted to laugh, have a good time, and talk about footy. It’s just devastating to lose a bloke like that.’
The 50-year-old father-of-three was well liked, well respected and well regarded by his colleagues, police said.
‘He had a great sense of humour, loved coming to work, and he loved what he did.
Senior Constable King is survived by his wife Sharron Mackenzie, and their three children, William, James and Henry.
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