Deceased
Katie Louise Broadbent
Demographics
35y, female
Date of death
2014-01-26
Finding date
2015
Cause of death
Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident; mechanical asphyxia due to severe compressive force applied to the torso
AI-generated summary
Katie Louise Broadbent, a 35-year-old theatre technician, died from mechanical asphyxia caused by crush injuries when run over by a motor vehicle at an unregulated rural music festival. The driver, intoxicated and drug-affected, drove over her tent while she slept. Critical preventive failures included: lack of planning permits and council notification; absence of police involvement in event planning; no separation of camping and parking areas; poor lighting and no security supervision of the camping area; and no requirement for event risk management plans. The coroner identified systemic gaps in the regulation of smaller music festivals and made recommendations to improve liaison between festival organisers, local government, and emergency services through adoption of police planning guides, mandatory police consultation for entertainment permits, and legislative review to mandate separation of camping from vehicle areas.
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