Inquest into the death of Alan Green
Deceased
Alan James Green
Demographics
48y, male
Date of death
2021-12-14
Finding date
2025-02-28
Cause of death
Multiple traumatic injuries
AI-generated summary
Alan James Green (Wally), aged 48, died on 14 December 2021 from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash while being pursued by NSW Police for failing to stop at a traffic stop. The police decision to initiate pursuit was appropriate given low speeds and road conditions, but instances of dangerous/erratic riding during the 4-minute pursuit warranted termination under policy. Critical failures included failure to communicate instances of dangerous driving to the monitoring duty officer and ambiguous reporting of vehicle speeds, preventing informed supervisory decisions. Wally's blood contained toxic levels of methamphetamine (1.6 mg/L), indicating significant driving impairment. The coroner identified inadequate training of officers regarding traffic stop powers, pursuit policy communication requirements, and speed reporting protocols.
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Error types
Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- Failure to communicate instances of dangerous/erratic driving to duty officer monitoring pursuit
- Ambiguous and inaccurate communication of vehicle speeds to VKG
- Inadequate training of officers regarding Safe Driving Policy
- Inadequate knowledge of powers under Road Transport Act versus Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act
- Toxic blood level of methamphetamine (1.6 mg/L) indicating significant driving impairment
- Failure to convey all pertinent information to supervisors monitoring pursuit
Coroner's recommendations
- Provide additional or updated training to officers with designated driving certification regarding the difference between police powers under sections 169A and 175 and Schedule 3 of the Road Transport Act 2002 (NSW) and sections 36 and 36A of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), including understanding of elements and objectives of those powers
- Provide training on how information about 'the speed of the offending vehicle' should be conveyed to VKG and officers monitoring pursuits, as referred to in Part 7.5.1(j) of the Safe Driving Policy (SDP) version 9.2 or any future version
- Provide training on what type of information constitutes 'pertinent information' that should be conveyed to VKG and officers monitoring pursuits, as referred to in Part 7.5.1 of the SDP version 9.2 or any future version
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