Former police commissioner Kel Glare is due to hand over a new dossier of information on the so-called “bike boy” collision involving Daniel Andrews to the current force chief Mike Bush on Tuesday morning.
Mr Glare has arranged to personally deliver the information – collected by private investigators over the past four years – to Mr Bush’s office at Police HQ on Spencer Street.
“I expect action. I think I’ve got a fairly good idea about what’s worth following up and what isn’t,” Mr Glare said.
In January 2013, a Ford Territory carrying Mr Andrews and his wife Catherine collided with 15-year-old cyclist Ryan Meuleman at Blairgowrie.
Meuleman was left fighting for his life and spent ten days in hospital where he lost part of his spleen.
Uniformed police members who attended the collision on the day were later disciplined for not conducting breath tests.
The new dossier includes interviews with witnesses who attended the scene soon after the collision, but were never spoken to by police investigators.
Mr Glare will also deliver the findings of the late traffic expert Dr Raymond Shuey, who investigated the collision before his death in 2024.
Dr Shuey’s report disputed the version of events provided by Mr Andrews, concluding that Ford Territory was travelling at speed at the time of the collision.
“I knew Ray for a very long time,” Mr Glare said.
“Ray was one of my assistant commissioners. I regarded him as a tremendous colleague and a good friend. I agree with every word he wrote in that report.”
Repair records from a local panel beater and Mr Andrews’ phone log also form part of the brief.
Mr Glare ran Victoria Police for five years from 1987 to 1992 and said he admired Mr Bush.
“I think Mike’s doing a really good job under difficult circumstances. I was chief commissioner when the state was bankrupt. I couldn’t get any extra resources. The situation has really repeated itself years later. The state’s bankrupt again. That puts the chief in a very difficult position” Mr Glare said.
Mr Meuleman, who is suing Mr and Mrs Andrews in the Federal Court for defamation, is currently in custody amid several criminal charges.
It is understood that Mr Meuleman is considering his options regarding the Federal Court defamation action as he battles for his freedom.
He is due to appear at Dandenong Magistrates Court later this month over carjacking charges.
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