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Trucking boss fined over crash that killed four cops

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Four police officers died in the truck crash tragedy in Melbourne in 2020. (Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS)

An executive of the trucking company involved in the deaths four Victorian police officers has been fined $70,000 for rampant breaches of safety standards in the lead up to the crash.

Shane Chalmers pleaded guilty last year to breaching his duties as an executive, with a Sydney Local Court handing down the punishment on Friday.

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