NSW Police inspector blamed for NorthConnex drunk driving crash

Bailiffs immediately rushed to find and remove any potential violations in internal lists and systems.

Herald fought an order made at the request of NSW Police to suppress AB’s name until 2063.

Cap lawyers said the public deserves transparency in how AB is being prosecuted and warned the order could cause problems in court.

Prosecutors told the court the potential breach was “entirely unusual” given that the Downing Center register had for months ignored calls to even include AB under his pseudonym on the public court list.

Magistrates, prosecutors and even the NSW Attorney General’s Office have intervened to force the courts to tell the press and public the time and place of AB’s hearings.

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The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission report concluded that AB “intentionally left the scene” of the NorthConnex crash “to avoid a breath test.”

The watchdog also found that he acted “intentionally dishonestly” by omitting any mention of alcohol in an insurance claim submitted through law enforcement for the damaged vehicle.

In July, the LECC said it was “serious misconduct”.

The LECC found that the officers who investigated and brought charges against the inspector acted correctly, but said his supervisor, known only as HAR12, showed “bias and loyalty to the AB officer (which) blinded them” from making AB risk management decisions .

“The commission found that officer A.B. were treated more leniently in the way he was driven by his commander and during the police examination of his driving,” the LECC said.

AB will be sentenced in February next year.

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