Coroner's Finding: Marriott, Molli Margaret Anne
Deceased
Molli Margaret Anne Marriott
Demographics
4y, female
Date of death
2014-11-01
Finding date
2018-01-31
Cause of death
Multiple severe traumatic injuries from motor vehicle crash; severe crushing injuries of the chest, abdomen and pelvis with severe internal bleeding
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A 4-year-old girl died from severe traumatic injuries sustained when a motor vehicle overturned on a wet road curve. The driver (her mother) was unlicensed, had consumed alcohol and cannabis, was driving a vehicle with defective tyres, and failed to ensure the child remained properly restrained in her booster seat. The child was ejected during the rollover and trapped beneath the vehicle. The coroner found the driver knew the child frequently escaped restraints but took no action to stop and re-secure her before the crash. Multiple preventable risk factors—unlicensed driving, impairment, vehicle defects, and inadequate child restraint management—contributed to this death.
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Contributing factors
- Driver unlicensed with expired and suspended licence
- Driver impaired by alcohol (0.065 g/100ml) and cannabis
- Vehicle with defective tyres non-compliant with safety standards
- Child not properly restrained in booster seat; known to escape restraints frequently
- Driver aware child was unrestrained but failed to stop vehicle to re-secure her
- Wet road conditions
- Driver inexperience and lack of competence (failed provisional driving test)
- Loss of vehicle control on left-hand curve
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