Coroner's Finding: Badcock, Alexander
Deceased
Alexander John Badcock
Demographics
29y, male
Date of death
2021-05-01
Finding date
2023-05-09
Cause of death
Blunt trauma to the chest
AI-generated summary
A 29-year-old man died from blunt chest trauma sustained in a motorcycle crash on a highway bend. He was travelling at approximately 52-63 km/h on a curve with a 45 km/h warning sign, failed to negotiate the left-hand bend, locked the rear brake, and collided with a building. Contributing factors included excessive speed for conditions, possible inattention (possibly from phone earphones), low tyre pressures, morbid obesity (189.6 kg), and a defective helmet visor. Medical concerns about recently commenced duloxetine were investigated and found not to have contributed. The coroner found no evidence of mechanical defects, road hazards, or third-party involvement. The crash resulted from the rider's loss of control due to excessive speed and inattention rather than medical or mechanical factors.
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Contributing factors
- Excessive speed for road conditions
- Inattention, possibly due to phone use via earphones
- Low tyre inflation pressures (10 psi below manufacturer recommendation)
- Morbid obesity affecting motorcycle handling
- Defective helmet visor
- Failure to negotiate left-hand bend with 45 km/h warning sign
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