A truck driver who hit and killed four Melbourne police officers appeared confused and said "he could remember a date from the war" in the lead-up to the crash.
Mohinder Singh was considered fit to drive, but told to see a doctor straight after his night shift ended the morning of April 22, 2020.
He didn't, and later that day veered into Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, and constables Glen Humphris and Josh Prestney, on the Eastern Freeway.
Connect Logistics trucking company manager Simiona Tuteru is facing a committal hearing in Melbourne Magistrates Court on 82 charges including four of manslaughter.
During the night shift before the crash, Singh was told to go and see a doctor after speaking to supervisor, Stephen Harrison, about marriage problems.
"He didn't look tired and looked not frustrated but confused," Mr Harrison told the court on Tuesday.
"He said to me that he could remember a date from the war ... It's the only thing I thought 'oh, that's a bit strange'."
"My advice was to go and seek medical advice ASAP ... go and see a doctor."
The court was told Mr Harrison received a complaint that Singh had been "half asleep" during one delivery for Ingham's Chicken.
But Mr Harrison said there nothing to indicate Singh was unfit to drive or on drugs.
He was high on ice and severely sleep deprived when he crashed a 19-tonne semi-trailer into police as they dealt with speeding Porsche driver Richard Pusey in an emergency lane.
Singh was jailed last month for up to 22 years.
Tuteru is charged with multiple breaches of heavy vehicle regulations, including directing or requiring Singh to work while fatigued.
Other charges include obtaining financial advantage by deception, for time sheets submitted in a false name to hide the real number of hours worked.
Another driver who worked for Connect Logistics at the time, Adrian Thorne, said employees were required to sign a form before each shift confirming they weren't drug or alcohol affected.
But Mr Thorne also said the only time he was drug tested was after the fatal crash.
One of Singh's associates said he would pick her up in his truck and they'd use ice together.
The woman, Bonnie Wilson Knight, also said she accompanied Singh on deliveries of KFC chicken.
The committal, to determine if there's enough evidence for Tuteru to stand trial, is due to continue on Wednesday.
Australian Associated Press
