Nixon, Carey Scott
Deceased
Carey Scott Nixon
Demographics
39y, male
Date of death
2012-04-25
Finding date
2014-03-21
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained from motorcycle collision and impact with traffic pole
AI-generated summary
A 39-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision during a road rage altercation with a 4WD driver on a busy road. The motorcyclist cut off or became frustrated with the 4WD's lane change, positioned his motorcycle dangerously close alongside the driver's window with only one hand on the handlebars, engaged in a verbal and physical altercation, and struck the vehicle's mirror with sufficient force to break it. The 4WD driver made evasive movements (right then left), resulting in a side-swipe collision with the now-unbalanced motorcyclist. The cyclist lost control and was thrown into a traffic pole, sustaining fatal injuries. The coroner found the death was principally caused by the motorcyclist's unsafe and aggressive driving conduct, his vulnerable riding position with reduced motorcycle control, and his placement of himself in an extremely dangerous location adjacent to the other vehicle.
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Error types
Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- Unsafe and aggressive riding conduct during road rage incident
- Failure to indicate lane change by 4WD driver (probable)
- Motorcyclist riding with only one hand on handlebars, reducing control
- Dangerous proximity of motorcycle to 4WD (30-50cm away)
- Physical altercation between drivers
- Motorcyclist striking vehicle's side mirror with force
- Evasive movements by 4WD driver
- Side-swipe collision between vehicles
- Motorcyclist's vulnerable position at time of collision
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