Coroner's Finding: Roberts, Theressa Mae
Deceased
Theressa Mae Roberts
Demographics
26y, female
Date of death
2017-08-07
Finding date
2018-10-04
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle as a pedestrian; specifically severe traumatic injury of the base of the skull with complete separation of the skull and brain from the vertebral column
AI-generated summary
A 26-year-old female pedestrian died from multiple traumatic injuries after being struck by a vehicle while walking on an unlit section of Woolmers Lane at night. She had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol 0.150g/100mL) and was wearing dark clothing on an unlit road with no pedestrian footway. The driver was travelling at 52-68km/h on a 100km/h road, with lights on low beam, and could not have seen the deceased in time to avoid collision. The coroner found no fault with the driver's conduct. Clinical lessons include the dangers of pedestrian intoxication and impaired visibility, though this case involved a fatal motor vehicle accident rather than a preventable medical error.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- pedestrian intoxication (blood alcohol 0.150g/100mL)
- dark clothing worn by pedestrian in low-visibility conditions
- unlit road section
- absence of pedestrian footway
- time of night (9:26pm)
- vehicle lights on low beam
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