Woman injured in police car crash to have insurance support reduced [Video]

Gai Vieira’s life was changed forever when a speeding police car crashed into her Mercedes in Cronulla almost six years ago.

Her injuries from the September 2018 crash were extensive and while the police officer was convicted of negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm, he was not jailed.

She qualifies for icare’s Lifetime Care scheme through the NSW government-funded insurance company and has depended on it for her physical and speech therapies.

“She couldn’t move, her face couldn’t smile,” Gai’s husband, prominent horseracing identity Bert Vieira, told 9News.

“She can’t move her arms, can’t move her legs – now after a lot of physio, I can understand her, she can talk, she smiles.”

The insurance had provided Gai up to four hours a week of physiotherapy and speech therapy – until the …