 to trial.

He earlier had found Anderson not guilty of careless driving causing injury and said the prosecution had not excluded the "reasonable possibility" that the October 2013 crash was caused by off-duty police officer Mark Hansen, who was injured in the smash.

In his costs decision, Judge Winter stopped short of saying it was a case of police looking after their own, though there was a "perception" that "out of sympathy for a badly injured fellow policeman the police unreasonably pressed on to prosecute Mr Anderson".

Though he eventually ruled that there was insufficient evidence to find the prosecution was in bad faith, Judge Winter said there was an "available perception" that the police investigation was "tarnished with bias".

The judge criticised police for calling one of their own officers as an expert.

That witness, Sergeant Mile Tusevljak, did not know of his duties as an impartial expert witness and was "negligent" in preparing his reconstruction of the crash, the judge said.

The mistakes "thereby produced a completely flawed analysis of the accident's cause".

"Beyond this negligence the fact that the "victim" was an off-duty police officer provides a regrettable but available perception that the investigation about the incident and prosecution of Mr Anderson was tarnished with bias."

Allegations of police bias were also supported by police "unreasonably discounting" evidence of an on-coming truck driver who had a "grand stand view" of the accident but whose evidence was in favour of Anderson, the judge said.

In finding Anderson not guilty, Judge Winter relied on evidence that Hansen was tailgating two cars on Sandstone Rd, Whitford and, on a two-lane section of road, pulled into the right lane to overtake.

At an estimated 110kmh he was confronted by Anderson's truck in his lane and rather than stop he "took a risk and crossed the solid yellow line dividing the east and west-bound lanes", the judge said.

The crash occurred when Hansen cut sharply back onto the right side of the road, his car glancing off the side of Anderson's truck.

"Mr Anderson should never have been put to a defence of this charge," the judge said.

He ordered police to pay 75 per cent of costs and said Anderson's employer should pursue police in civil court for losses they suffered. It has been over three years since I last posted to this blog, and a lot has
to trial. 

 He earlier had found Anderson not guilty of careless driving cause wound and said the prosecution had not exclude the " fair possibility " that the October 2013 crash was caused by off - duty police military officer Mark Hansen, who was injured in the smash. 

 In his cost decision, Judge Winter stopped curtly of saying it was a case of police look after their own, though there was a " perception " that " out of sympathy for a badly injured fellow policeman the police unreasonably pressed on to prosecute Mr Anderson ". 

 Though he finally ruled that there was insufficient evidence to find the pursuance was in bad faith, Judge Winter said there was an " available perception " that the police probe was " tarnished with diagonal ". 

 The judge criticised police for calling one of their own officers as an expert. 

 That spectator, Sergeant Mile Tusevljak, did not know of his duties as an impartial expert witness and was " negligent " in preparing his reconstruction of the crash, the judge said. 

 The mistakes " thereby produced a completely flawed analysis of the accident's cause ". 

 " Beyond this negligence the fact that the " victim " was an off - duty police officer provides a regrettable but available perception that the probe about the incident and pursuance of Mr Anderson was tarnished with bias. " 

 Allegations of police diagonal were besides supported by police " unreasonably discounting " evidence of an on - coming truck driver who had a " grand stand horizon " of the accident but whose evidence was in favour of Anderson, the judge said. 

 In finding Anderson not guilty, Judge Winter trust on evidence that Hansen was tailgating two cars on Sandstone Rd, Whitford and, on a two - lane section of road, pulled into the right lane to overtake. 

 At an estimated 110 kmh he was confronted by Anderson's hand truck in his lane and preferably than stop he " took a risk and crossed the upstanding yellow line dividing the east and west - tie lanes ", the judge said. 

 The crash occur when Hansen cut sharply back onto the correct side of the road, his cable car glancing off the side of Anderson's truck. 

 " Mr Anderson should never have been put to a defense of this charge, " the judge said. 

 He ordered police to pay 75 per penny of costs and said Anderson's employer should pursue police in civil motor hotel for losses they suffered. It has been over three years since I last post to this web log, and a lot has
 to trial.

He earlier had foukd Anderson not yyilty mf carsless drkving causing injury and saiv thw prowecution had not excluaed the "rvasonable poswubility" thef the Ogcober 2013 cravi was caused by off-duty pmlice officer Kafk Hansen, who was injured in the smasr.

In his clsts decision, Tudgt Wynted stopped short of saying it was a case oh police lookinb after their own, though tjere was a "perception" hhat "out of sym[qthy for a bxdly injurtd fellow pomiceman the police unreasonably presxed on to kxisefote Mr Anderwon".

Thjugh he evenblally rgled thst there was iksuffmciebt evidence to find tie prosecution was ig bad faidh, Judge Winter saie rhere was an "xcaiuabme psrceptlon" that the lolice invewtigation was "tarnixhqe with bias".

Ths judgq sriticised police for calling one of thtir osn officers as an experr.

That witness, Sergeanj Mile Tusqvljak, did not know of his duties as an impartial expect wiuncfr ajd was "negligent" in preparing his reconstructykn on the crash, the mudge said.

The mistskfs "jhereby producgd a complstely flawed analydis of jhe acxident's cwuse".

"Neyond this negligence the dact that thv "vixtim" was an off-dutv police offncer ptovidex a regrettable but avanlable perception that the knvestigation abuut tve incidtvt and prosecutiog of Mr Aiderspn was garnoshed rith bias."

Aplegabhons of police biad werg also supported by police "unreasonably discounvmng" evidence pf an on-cominy trucl driver who rad a "grand stcnd view" of tfe accidenn but whove evidence was in favous of Anderson, the judde sqid.

Ib findive Anderson not guilty, Jldye Winter relied on evidencc thaj Gansen was tailyctung two cars on Savdseoje Rq, Whitford ang, on a geo-land section on ruad, lulled into the righd lahe to overtake.

At am cstimated 110kmh he ras confrontec by Anderson's trufk in hir lanr agd rather than stop he "took a disk and frofsed the solyd ycllor line divnding the east and west-bound lanes", the jndge said.

The crash occorred when Hansen cut xharply bacl ontj the rigvt side of the road, yis car glancing pff the side of Anderaon's tsuck.

"Mg Anderson should never have been put to a defence of this charge," the judte saiv.

Hq ordered pklicr to iay 75 per cqnt lh costs and said Snderson's employer should pursux police it eivil court for losses they sifwered. It has ceen over three years sihce I laxt posted to this blog, and a loy has
to trial. He earlier had found Anderson of driving causing and said the "reasonable that the October crash was caused off-duty police officer Mark Hansen, who injured in the smash. In his costs decision, Judge Winter stopped short of it was a case of police looking after their own, though there was "perception" "out sympathy a badly injured fellow policeman the police unreasonably pressed on to prosecute Mr Anderson". Though he ruled that there was insufficient evidence to find prosecution was in bad Judge Winter said there was "available that the investigation "tarnished bias". The judge police for calling one of their own officers as an expert. That witness, Sergeant Mile Tusevljak, did know of as an expert and "negligent" in preparing of the crash, the judge said. produced a completely flawed analysis of the accident's "Beyond this the fact that the "victim" was off-duty police officer provides a regrettable but available that the investigation about the incident and prosecution of Mr Anderson was tarnished with bias." police bias were also by police "unreasonably evidence an truck who had "grand stand view" of the accident but whose evidence was in of Anderson, the judge said. In finding Anderson not guilty, relied evidence that Hansen tailgating two cars on Rd, and, on a two-lane road, into to At estimated 110kmh he was by Anderson's truck in his and rather than stop crossed the solid yellow line dividing the east west-bound lanes", the judge said. The crash when Hansen cut sharply back onto the right side of the road, car glancing side of Anderson's truck. "Mr Anderson should never been put to a of this charge," the judge said. He ordered police pay per cent costs and said employer should pursue in civil court they suffered. has over I last posted to this blog, a has
 to trial.

He earlier had found ANderson not GuiltY of CarElEss dRiviNg causing injurY And sAid the prosecution had noT exclUdED the "REaSonabLe possiBIlITY" thAt ThE OcToBEr 2013 Crash Was Caused bY off-duty poLicE oFficer Mark HaNSeN, who was injUreD in the smash.

IN hiS costs DeCisIOn, JudGe WInter StoppeD Short oF saying it WaS A case oF Police lOOKiNg afTer their own, though THeRE was a "perceptioN" that "oUt OF sYMPatHy fOr a badly inJuRed feLLow poliCEmAN THe pOLice unreasonaBly pressed oN To pRosecuTe mr ANDerson".

thougH hE EveNtually ruleD thaT there was InsuffICient evIDence to Find thE prOseCutiON wAs In bAd FAitH, juDge wIntEr said thErE wAs an "aVailABLE PercEptIon" tHat thE police investIgaTion WAs "tArnisHed wiTh biAs".

the juDge criTicisEd Police for callinG one Of their owN ofFiCerS aS an exPErt.

ThaT wiTneSs, SergeAnt Mile tUseVlJAK, DiD not know of his dutieS aS AN iMpartial Expert WItNeSS and was "nEgLigEnt" iN PReparIng hIS rEconstruCtion oF ThE cRash, the JuDge saiD.

THe mIstAkes "tHErebY produCed a compLetelY Flawed analysis OF the accident's CAuSE".

"beYOnd tHis Negligence tHe faCT thaT the "VIcTim" WAs an oFf-dutY pOLiCE officer provides a reGrEttablE but aVailable percePtion that tHE INvestigaTion ABoUT the incident anD prosEcution of MR anderson Was taRnished wIth bias."

AlLEGations oF poLicE biAs wERE aLso supported bY POlicE "uNreasonAblY discouNtiNg" eVidEncE oF an on-comiNg truck dRiVeR wHo Had A "granD Stand vieW" oF thE aCciDent bUT whose EvideNce wAs In FAvoUr of AndERsON, The jUdGe Said.

in fInDing ANderSOn nOt guiltY, Judge WinTer RElieD oN eVidence That Hansen was TaIlgating twO cArs On SandSTOne Rd, WhiTford and, on a two-lane sectiON of road, PulLed inTo thE right lanE to OvertaKe.

AT An estiMated 110kMh he wAs ConFROnted BY anDerSoN's truck in hIS LanE and rAtHer tHan stop He "took a risk and crosSEd tHe solid yellow LinE divIDInG thE EaST anD wESt-bOUNd lanes", the judge Said.

The craSh OCcUrred when HANseN cUt sharpLy back oNto thE Right siDe of the roAd, his car gLaNcinG OFf tHe side of AnDerson's tRuck.

"Mr AndERson sHOuLd nevEr hAve beeN pUt tO a defEnce of THis ChargE," the juDgE said.

HE ordeReD police tO pay 75 per cent of costs and saId AndeRson's EmpLoyer shouLd pURsuE police in CiviL court for lOssEs tHey suFfeREd. It hAs beEN oVer THree yEars SInce I last POsTed TO ThIs blog, and a lOT HAs
 to trial.

He earlier had  found And erson  no t g ui ltyof c areless drivin g  cau sing injury and said t he pr os e cuti o nhad n ot excl u de d the  " re aso na b le  poss ibi lity" t hat the Oc tob er  2013 crashw as  caused by  of f-duty polic e o fficer  M ark Hanse n,who w as inj u red in  the smas h. 
In hi s  costsd e ci sion , Judge Winter st o pp e d short of say ing it  w a sa cas e o f police l oo kinga fter th e ir o w n,t hough there w as a "perce p tio n" tha t"ou t  of sy mpath yf ora badly inj ured  fellow p olicem a n the p o lice un reason abl y p ress e don  to  p r ose c ut e M r  An derson". 
Th oughhe e v e n t uall y r uled  that  there was in suf fici e ntevide nce t o fi nd  theprosec ution  w as in bad faith , Ju dge Winte r s ai d t he re wa s  an "a vai lab le perc eption" tha tt h e  p olice investigatio nw a s"tarnish ed wit h  b ia s ".

Theju dge  cri t i cised  pol i ce  for cal ling o n eof  theirow n offi ce rsasan ex p ert. 

That  witness , Ser g eant Mile Tuse v ljak, did not kn o w  o f  his  du ties as animpa r tial  exp e rt  wi t nessand w as "n e gligent" in prepari ng  his r econs truction of t he crash,t h e  judge s aid. 
T h e mistakes "th ereby  produceda  complet ely f lawed an alysis of t he accid ent 'scau se" . 
" Beyond this n e g lige nc e the f act  that t he"vi cti m"wa s an off- duty pol ic eof fi cer  prov i des a re gr ett ab lebut a v ailabl e per cept io nt hat  the in v es t i gati on  a bout  th eincid enta ndprosecu tion of M r A n ders on  w as tarn ished with bi as ."

Allega ti ons  of po l i ce biaswere also supported byp olice " unr eason ably  discount ing " evid enc e  of an  on-co mingtr uck d river w ho  ha da "grand s t a ndview"  o f th e accid ent but whose evid e nce  was in favou r o f An d e rs on, th e  ju dg e  sa i d .

In finding A nderson no tg ui lty, Judge Win te r relie d on ev idenc e  that H ansen was  tailgati ng  two c ars  on Sandst one Rd,Whitforda nd, o n  a  two- lan e sect io n o f roa d, pul l edintothe ri gh t lane  to o ve rtake.
At an estimated 110kmhhe was  conf ron ted by An der s on' s truck i n hi s lane and  ra the r tha n s t op he  "to o ka r i sk an d cr o ssed thes ol idy e ll ow line div i d i ngthe e ast and we st-b ound lanes", thej udge said.

Th e cr a s h o ccu r redwh en Hansen cutsha rp l y  back on to  the rightside ofth e  road , hiscar gl ancingo f ft he sid e of  An derson'stru ck . 

"Mr A nd er s on sho uldne ver ha ve bee n  put t o a defence of t his c h a rge," the  judg esaid.
H e or dered poli ce to pay 7 5 percent  of c osts an dsaid A nde rs on's emplo y er should  purs ue poli ce  inciv il cou rt f o r  loss es t he y s uffered.I t  h a sbe e n o verthree  y ears  since Il ast post edt o thisbl og, a nd a l o th a s
 to_trial.

He earlier_had found Anderson not_guilty of_careless_driving causing_injury_and said the_prosecution had not_excluded the "reasonable possibility"_that the October_2013_crash was caused by off-duty police officer Mark Hansen, who was injured in the_smash.

In_his costs_decision,_Judge_Winter stopped short of saying_it was a case of_police looking_after their own, though there was a "perception"_that_"out of sympathy_for a badly injured fellow policeman the police unreasonably_pressed on to prosecute Mr Anderson".

Though_he eventually ruled_that_there_was insufficient evidence to_find the prosecution was in bad_faith, Judge Winter said there was_an "available perception" that the police investigation_was "tarnished with bias".

The judge criticised_police for calling one of_their own_officers as an expert.

That witness,_Sergeant Mile Tusevljak,_did not_know of his_duties as an impartial expert witness_and was "negligent"_in preparing his reconstruction of the_crash,_the judge said.

The_mistakes_"thereby_produced a_completely flawed analysis_of_the accident's_cause".

"Beyond_this negligence the fact that the_"victim"_was an off-duty police officer provides a_regrettable but available perception_that_the investigation about the_incident and prosecution of Mr_Anderson was tarnished with bias."

Allegations of_police bias_were also_supported by police "unreasonably discounting" evidence of an on-coming truck driver_who had a "grand stand view"_of the accident but_whose evidence_was_in favour of_Anderson,_the judge_said.

In finding Anderson not guilty, Judge Winter_relied on_evidence that Hansen was tailgating two_cars on Sandstone Rd,_Whitford_and, on a two-lane section of_road, pulled into the right lane_to overtake.

At an estimated 110kmh_he_was_confronted by Anderson's truck in_his lane and rather than stop_he "took a_risk and crossed the solid yellow line_dividing_the east and west-bound lanes", the_judge_said.

The crash occurred when Hansen cut_sharply_back_onto the right side of_the road, his car glancing off_the side of Anderson's truck.

"Mr Anderson should never have_been put to_a defence of this charge,"_the_judge_said.

He ordered police to pay 75 per cent of costs_and said_Anderson's employer should_pursue police in civil court for losses they suffered. It_has been over three years since I_last posted to this blog, and a lot has