Coroner's Finding: Healey, Peter Andrew
Deceased
Peter Andrew Healey
Demographics
54y, male
Date of death
2022-01-16
Finding date
2022-07-07
Cause of death
blunt trauma of head
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Peter Andrew Healey, aged 54, died from blunt head trauma sustained in a single motor vehicle crash on the Bass Highway near Christmas Hills, Tasmania on 16 January 2022. He was driving at minimum 140 km/h while unlicensed and significantly impaired by methylamphetamine, THC, diazepam and lorazepam. The coroner found the death resulted entirely from his excessive speed and inattention, with no system, clinical, or third-party factors involved. This case highlights the catastrophic risks of polysubstance impairment while driving, particularly combinations of stimulants, depressants and cannabis affecting judgment and motor control.
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Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- excessive speed (minimum 140 km/h)
- inattention while driving
- impairment by methylamphetamine
- impairment by THC (cannabis)
- impairment by diazepam
- impairment by lorazepam
- driving while unlicensed
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