Four police officers killed in a horror car crash on a Melbourne freeway have been named as tributes from across the country continue to flow.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King, and Constable Josh Prestney were hit by a refrigerated truck and killed as they worked to impound a speeding Porsche on the Eastern Freeway at Kew on Wednesday evening.
The 41-year-old Porsche driver had tested positive to a roadside drug test and fled the scene on foot following the crash. He is now in police custody, while the driver of the truck is under police guard in hospital after suffering a medical episode at the crash site.
Four police officers killed in a horror car crash on a Melbourne freeway have been named as tributes from across the country continue to flow.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King, and Constable Josh Prestney were hit by a refrigerated truck and killed as they worked to impound a speeding Porsche on the Eastern Freeway at Kew on Wednesday evening.
The 41-year-old Porsche driver had tested positive to a roadside drug test and fled the scene on foot following the crash. He is now in police custody, while the driver of the truck is under police guard in hospital after suffering a medical episode at the crash site.
Both Constable Prestney and Constable Humphris had recently graduated from the police academy and were undergoing placements as part of their probationary training. All were members of the Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section and Highway Patrol.
"Each from different backgrounds, each with different life experiences, each with a common goal to keep the community safe," Victorian police commissioner Graham Ashton said.
"Their names will forever be remembered, their service honoured, and their memories celebrated."
Commissioner Ashton said investigations were continuing to ensure "every detail that led to this tragic outcome" is uncovered. He also thanked the community for a "remarkable and touching" outpouring of support.
