Inquest into the death of Road Death 49 of 2024
Demographics
18y, female
Date of death
2024-09-08
Finding date
2026-08-19
Cause of death
Blunt force head, neck and chest injuries from motor vehicle crash
AI-generated summary
This case involves an 18-year-old female driver who died from blunt force injuries following a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Bombing Road and Coonawarra Road in Darwin. She failed to give way and entered the intersection against a Give Way sign, driving into the path of a Toyota Landcruiser travelling at 80 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. The coroner found that both the deceased driver's failure to keep proper lookout and the Landcruiser driver's excessive speed contributed to the collision. The coroner explicitly stated that if the Landcruiser had been travelling at the legal speed limit, the crash could have been avoided. The deceased was transported to Royal Darwin Hospital with non-survivable head injuries and died following family consultation confirming that surgery was not indicated. The Landcruiser driver was charged with speeding and fined $400. The coroner referred the matter to the DPP for consideration of additional charges related to contributory negligence.
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Contributing factors
- Deceased driver failed to give way and failed to keep proper lookout
- Landcruiser driver exceeded speed limit (80 km/h in 60 km/h zone)
- Speed of Landcruiser contributed to likelihood and severity of collision
Coroner's recommendations
- Referred matter to Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration of charges beyond speeding due to findings of contributory negligence
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