Shelley, Chloe Louise
Deceased
Chloe Louise Shelley
Demographics
20y, female
Coroner
Lock
Date of death
2007-04-05
Finding date
2008-07-22
Cause of death
Head injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle accident
AI-generated summary
Chloe Louise Shelley, aged 20, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 9 February 2007, succumbing to her injuries on 5 April 2007. The driver, Ms Angela Connor, was travelling faster than the speed limit (approximately 80 km/h in a 60 km/h zone) on Bryan Jordan Drive in Gladstone, deliberately accelerating over road undulations to achieve a 'butterfly' sensation. The vehicle left the roadway, lost control, and collided with a concrete power pole. Chloe sustained severe injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage, multiple fractures, and hypoxic brain damage. She received appropriate medical management at Gladstone Base Hospital and Royal Brisbane Hospital but had irreversible neurological damage; her family appropriately withdrew active treatment on 15 March 2007. The coroner found the driver was travelling faster than normal speed and lost control; no criminal charges were laid.
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Specialties
Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- vehicle travelling faster than speed limit (approximately 80 km/h in 60 km/h zone)
- driver loss of control of vehicle
- deliberate acceleration over road undulations
- road undulations used by hoon drivers
- severe head and multi-system trauma
Coroner's recommendations
- Write to Gladstone Shire Council to consider removing the road undulations on Bryan Jordan Drive if practical, as they are known to be used by hoon drivers and contribute to dangerous driving practices
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