Tributes flow for former Victoria Police assistant commissioner for road policing Ray Shuey
The high-profile road safety campaigner who served as Victoria Police’s assistant commissioner for road policing passed away at the Epworth Hospital.
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Victoria Police’s former top traffic officer Ray Shuey has died.
Mr Shuey was a high-profile road safety campaigner as Victoria Police’s assistant commissioner for road policing and a recipient of the Australian Police Medal.
He remained a passionate advocate for road safety long after his 2003 retirement from policing.
During his career, Mr Shuey ran the force’s Operation Beacon, a game-changing training program on how officers were to deal with mental health responses and critical incidents after a succession of fatal shootings in the 1990s.
Mr Shuey was Victoria’s 2020 Senior Australian of the Year.
A Vietnam War veteran, he had fought ill-health for some time.
He died at the Epworth Hospital on Tuesday.
Mr Shuey was involved with the Community Advocacy Alliance until the time of his death.
A CAA statement said Mr Shuey carried out reviews for VicRoads and Victoria Police and co-ordinated the police response to the Bushfires Royal Commission.
“Despite ill health, Ray was also President of the International Safety Foundation, which facilitates the international transfer of road safety and medical equipment, to save lives in lower income countries,” a CAA statement said.
“An inaugural member of the CAA, Ray worked tirelessly to lead our teams in the areas of road safety and domestic violence. His amazing contribution to our efforts to achieve improvements in the way these problems are dealt with by police and government are acknowledged with sincere thanks.
“Rest in peace friend and colleague. All members of the CAA are proud to have known and worked with you.
“To Ray’s family and friends, the CAA offers our sincere condolences. Your loss is our loss.”
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