Constable Gareth Hopley, pictured outside the Perth Magistrates Court earlier this year, is on trial for dangerous driving causing the death of Dianella mother Sharon D'Ercole. Source: News Limited
A MOTHER-of-three killed on a Perth road was driving about 25km/h when a police car crashed into her while it was chasing a stolen vehicle.
Constable Gareth Hopley, 28, is on trial in the Perth District Court charged with dangerous driving causing the death of Sharon Ann D'Ercole in April 2012.
His identity had been suppressed but that has now been lifted after the Court of Appeal refused to extend the order today.
Ms D'Ercole, 50, died from multiple injuries while her 16-year-old daughter, who was a passenger, has no memory of the incident.
Engineer Grant Johnston told the court he estimated Ms D'Ercole was travelling at 25km/h at the time of impact and had just driven through a green light where the speed limit was 60km/h.
He estimated the police car had been travelling at 75km/h at the point of impact, the court was told.
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Mum 'driving slowly' when killed
SHARON D'Ercole was 'driving about 25km/h' when a police car crashed into her, while a suppression order over the officer charged has been lifted.
Mr Johnston said the average perception and response time for drivers was 1.5 seconds, with the fastest expected response to take about 0.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds.
Assistant Police Commissioner Michelle Fyfe, who has almost 30 years' experience and is a qualified pursuit driver, testified that there was a strict policy for police pursuits.
Ms Fyfe was previously the commander of the state traffic operations and ordered a review and update of the police emergency driving policy, which was implemented in 2010.
She said the policy allowed police to begin pursuits and seek authorisation from the police communications controller - who is the duty inspector - to continue if a person was fleeing.
The policy allowed police to speed and pass through stop signs and lights, she said.
The court had previously heard Hopley was trained to the highest level of pursuit driving.
As he chased the stolen Audi, his pursuit car's lights and sirens were activated.
The trial before a jury continues.
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