Overview
- Family members delivered victim impact statements on Friday in Sydney, with Jai Wright’s mother urging that Sergeant Benedict Bryant not be jailed.
- Bryant was convicted last year of dangerous driving occasioning death after Judge Jane Culver found he used an unmarked car as a roadblock without lights or sirens.
- The court heard that the 16-year-old was thrown from a trail bike in Alexandria and struck the vehicle, later dying from head injuries at Prince Alfred Hospital.
- Prosecutor Phillip Strickland argued Bryant’s 22 years of experience and a similar incident two and a half months earlier made his conduct highly culpable.
- The defence called the crash a momentary misjudgment and is seeking a non-custodial sentence, with an appeal flagged and formal sentencing to follow later this year.