Deceased
David Collin Jones
Demographics
37y, male
Date of death
2007-10-10
Finding date
2008-02-11
Cause of death
multiple injuries when run over by a motor vehicle on Railway Parade, Glasshouse Mountains
AI-generated summary
David Collin Jones, aged 37, died from multiple injuries sustained when run over by a motor vehicle on Railway Parade, Glasshouse Mountains on 10 October 2007. The death followed a domestic dispute involving intoxication and violence with pocket knife injuries that were not life-threatening. The deceased was observed lying across the roadway at approximately 7:30-7:37 pm and was struck by at least two separate vehicles between 7:37 pm and 7:56 pm. The coroner found the death was not reasonably preventable and resulted from the deceased's own actions in placing himself across the roadway. No systematic or procedural failures were identified.
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