Coroner's Finding: Brock, Mina
Deceased
Mina Brock
Demographics
47y, female
Date of death
2023-12-28
Finding date
2026-04-28
Cause of death
Multiple (head, spine, pelvic and limb) injuries due to a vehicle crash
AI-generated summary
On 28 December 2023, Mina Brock, a 47-year-old experienced motorcyclist, died in a motor vehicle collision on the Bass Highway near Sassafras, Tasmania. She was riding her BMW motorcycle with her daughter Marina as a pillion passenger when Ashley Rickert's Mitsubishi Outlander collided with the motorcycle. Rickert failed to give way when turning from the southbound lane onto Native Plains Road, despite clear visibility and Mrs Brock's headlight being illuminated. Toxicology showed no alcohol or drugs in either person. Mrs Brock sustained multiple injuries including head trauma, spinal fractures, pelvic fractures, and hemopneumothorax, and died at the scene. The coroner found the collision was caused by Rickert's inattention and failure to give way. No clinical errors or inadequacies were identified. Rickert pleaded guilty to causing death by negligent driving and was sentenced to four months suspended imprisonment and disqualified from driving for ten months. The coroner made no recommendations.
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Contributing factors
- Failure of another driver to give way at intersection
- Inattention of other driver to motorcycle on roadway
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