Inquest Into The Death Of Clea Kathleen Rose
Deceased
Clea Kathleen Rose
Demographics
21y, female
Date of death
2005-08-20
Finding date
2007-12-19
Cause of death
Irreversible global brain injury sustained from being struck by a stolen vehicle
AI-generated summary
Clea Kathleen Rose, aged 21, was struck by a stolen vehicle driven by a 14-year-old juvenile at approximately 12:10am on 30 July 2005 in Civic, Australian Capital Territory. She sustained an irreversible global brain injury and died on 20 August 2005. The coroner found that while the vehicle was being followed by police, the pursuit did not contribute to Ms Rose's death. The juvenile driver had already decided to evade police and accelerated through East Row at approximately 90 kph before striking the pedestrian. The coroner determined the police investigation was properly conducted and that systemic failures did not occur. The only recommendation made concerned ensuring adequate backup pursuit controller coverage when the nominated controller is unavailable.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- Vehicle strike while crossing street
- High speed driving (approximately 90 kph in residential area)
- Juvenile driver attempting to evade police apprehension
Coroner's recommendations
- Ensure a system is in place providing for a deputy or backup pursuit controller when the nominated pursuit controller is temporarily unavailable, to maintain the public safety check function of the pursuit controller role
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