Deceased
Troy Dale Lucas
Demographics
41y, male
Date of death
2012-05-22
Finding date
2015-02-20
Cause of death
multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash with superimposed infection
AI-generated summary
Troy Dale Lucas, aged 41, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 15 May 2012 in East Devonport, Tasmania. He collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla driven by Jacqueline Roberts-Thompson, who was travelling on the incorrect side of the road around a left curve with limited visibility. The coroner found Roberts-Thompson's driving constituted negligent driving causing death, attributing it to momentary inadvertence possibly influenced by sun glare. Mr Lucas sustained severe injuries including right leg amputation, pelvic infection, and spinal fracture with paralysis, dying from infection superimposed on unsurvivable injuries seven days after the crash. The coroner found no vehicle defects contributed to the collision, and Mr Lucas was travelling at 85.73 km/h, slightly above the 80 km/h limit but unavoidable given the sudden appearance of the oncoming vehicle.
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Clinical conditions
Procedures
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