Coroner's Finding: Fletcher, Errol Adrian
Deceased
Errol Adrian Fletcher
Demographics
74y, male
Date of death
2022-12-02
Finding date
2024-07-11
Cause of death
traumatic closed head injuries
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Errol Adrian Fletcher, a 74-year-old man, died from traumatic closed head injuries sustained when struck by a vehicle while crossing a service station driveway in Huonville on 28 November 2022. He was transported to Royal Hobart Hospital where he was placed in an induced coma in intensive care but succumbed to his injuries on 2 December 2022. The coroner found the death resulted from negligent driving by the vehicle operator, who failed to maintain proper lookout and failed to give way to the pedestrian. There were no medical management issues identified; the death resulted from the severity of the traumatic injury. The clinical lesson relates to management of severe traumatic brain injury in ICU settings, though no specific medical errors or preventable clinical factors were identified in the hospital care.
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Contributing factors
- negligent driving
- failure to maintain proper lookout
- failure to give way to pedestrian
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