Coroner's Finding: Brooks, Kevin Alexander
Deceased
Kevin Alexander Brooks
Demographics
64y, male
Date of death
2022-03-25
Finding date
2024-07-15
Cause of death
Multiple injuries from being struck by motor vehicle(s) in a second crash on the Bass Highway
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Kevin Alexander Brooks, a 64-year-old motorcycle rider, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash. He was struck by vehicles during a secondary collision that occurred approximately two minutes after an initial multi-vehicle crash on the Bass Highway near Carrick, Tasmania. The primary cause of the secondary crash was damaged tail lights on vehicles involved in the first crash, resulting from inattention by another driver. While the investigation revealed no defects in vehicle maintenance, road conditions, or substance impairment, it identified that Mr Harvey's initial inattention caused the first crash, damaging lights that subsequently prevented another driver from seeing stationary traffic. No clinical or medical interventions are relevant to this finding, as the case involves a fatal traffic accident rather than healthcare delivery.
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Contributing factors
- Inattention of driver Mitchell Harvey in first crash, causing rear light damage
- Non-operational tail lights on vehicles making them invisible to subsequent traffic
- Darkness and oncoming headlights reducing visibility
- Mr Brooks standing on roadway as a pedestrian after alighting from motorcycle following first crash
- Inadequate visibility of warning lights from OSOM pilot vehicle to westbound traffic
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