Coroner's Finding: Sheehan, Leon Dennis
Deceased
Leon Dennis Sheehan
Demographics
male
Date of death
2016-12-10
Finding date
2018-10-18
Cause of death
Positional asphyxia following traumatic injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
AI-generated summary
Leon Dennis Sheehan died from positional asphyxia after a single-vehicle motor accident. He was trapped upside down in his vehicle by the seat belt for at least 20 minutes before extrication. The crash occurred while he was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.287 g/100mL—nearly six times the legal driving limit—which significantly impaired his driving ability and caused him to lose control on a straight section of road. Emergency services response was appropriate for the isolated location. The death was not preventable from a clinical perspective, being primarily the result of traumatic injury sustained in a crash caused by alcohol impairment.
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Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- Alcohol impairment (blood alcohol concentration 0.287 g/100mL, nearly 6 times the legal limit)
- Loss of vehicle control
- Prolonged entrapment in inverted position by seat belt (at least 20 minutes)
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