Deceased
June Alethea Clayton
Demographics
20y, female
Date of death
2006-03-11
Finding date
2010-12-13
Cause of death
severe closed head injury with associated basal skull fractures
AI-generated summary
A 20-year-old woman died from severe closed head injury with basal skull fractures after being struck by a motor vehicle. The driver had a blood alcohol level of 0.07–0.17% at the time of collision. Eyewitness evidence and crash reconstruction indicated the vehicle executed an unusual curved skid pattern consistent with sudden steering to the right followed by hard braking, initiated approximately 13 metres before impact. The driver denied deliberate intent to collide. While impaired driving was established, the coroner could not determine whether the collision resulted from deliberate steering toward the pedestrian, alcohol-induced confusion, distraction, or an attempt to avoid. No clinical errors or preventable medical factors were identified in the hospital care.
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