Coronial
QLDother

Howe, Paul Gerrard

Deceased

Paul Gerrard Howe

Demographics

male

Finding date

2008-11-26

Cause of death

Truck accident, steep descent

AI-generated summary

This inquest examined the death of Paul Gerrard Howe in a truck accident. The coroner's catchwords indicate the case involved a steep descent and driver inexperience as key factors. However, the full findings document containing the coroner's detailed findings, cause of death, contributing factors, preventability assessment, and recommendations has not been provided, only the court header page. Based on the catchwords, this appears to be a non-clinical transport accident case rather than a healthcare-related death.

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Contributing factors

  • Driver inexperience
  • Steep descent terrain
  • Heavy vehicle operation
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