Debris 'flew in air' during highway crash that killed cop, court hears

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Debris 'flew in air' during highway crash that killed cop, court hears
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A vehicle was travelling at about 150km/h before it allegedly struck a police officer putting a tyre deflation device on the road, a Brisbane court has been told.

Schoolgirl began calling her alleged killer 'daddy' before her deathKari O'Brien is one of two women charged with murder over the death of Senior Constable David Masters. The Crown alleges the vehicle was driven by 36-year-old Wallis, while O'Brien was a passenger.

The vehicle may have slowed down slightly due to the impact but then sped away quite fast, he told the court.Using a speed camera and body-worn camera footage, Sergeant Tania Beavis, who worked for the forensic crash unit, estimated the vehicle alleged to have struck Masters was travelling at an average speed of 147 to 153km/h in the 15 kilometres before the impact, the hearing was told.

"You said, 'what the actual f---' and went into the bedroom and said to Skye: 'what the f---, I can't have you here, I don't want you here'," Harrison read.'Limited' chance of Lehrmann paying mammoth legal bill, judge says"We were under the influence of a lot of drugs at the time and I don't remember – it's been a long time."

Her barrister Christopher Wilson is set to argue at the end of the hearing that there is insufficient evidence to commit O'Brien to stand trial for murder.

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