SERGEANT Walsh stated that the accident occurred on a straight stretch of road with adequate public lighting

He concluded that if the Audi had been travelling at the allowed speed, then George Campbell would have been able to complete his turn and therefore a collision would have been avoided.

Defence counsel, Derek Kenneally put it to Sgt Walsh that a vehicle equipped with an ABS system would prevent the wheels from locking, so therefore it would not leave brake marks.

Sgt Walsh replied that a vehicle with ABS could leave brake marks, and in some cases might not.

He admitted that the Audi never left its correct side of the road.

When it was put to him that a defence expert would say that the correct calculation for the speed of the Audi after the crash was 52kph Sgt Walsh replied, 'I would absolutely disagree with him.'

However he did admit that he had not factored in the intoxication of Mr Campbell, who was more than three times the legal limit.

He also disagreed that Mr Campbell had pulled into the path of the Audi and that a collision would have been unavoidable 'no matter what speed,' the Audi was travelling at.