A police officer reacts to Richard Pusey’s jail sentence

A police officer says the force is “gutted’ after Richard Pusey was sentenced to a total of 10 months behind bars for charges relating to the Eastern Freeway tragedy.

He has already served 296 days behind bars, meaning he has just a handful of days left of that sentence to serve.

Pusey will remain in custody, however, due to other outstanding matters.

The sentence has prompted a strong response.

Eden, a member of Victoria Police, rang Neil Mitchell after hearing the news.

“I think we’re all gutted,” she said.

Click PLAY below to hear her call