Deceased
John Jacob Beirouti
Demographics
43y, male
Date of death
2021-01-24
Finding date
2022-09-19
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
AI-generated summary
John Jacob Beirouti, aged 43, died on 24 January 2021 from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Stud Road, Dandenong North, Victoria. He was driving at excessive speed (96-122 km/h in an 80 km/h zone) while acutely intoxicated with methylamphetamine when his vehicle lost control after both driver-side tyres were deflated by police-deployed stop-sticks (tyre deflation devices). Contributing factors included his substance intoxication, excessive speed, undulations in the road surface, and the vehicle tyre deflation from the stop-sticks deployment. Police conduct was lawful and appropriate, however the coroner identified ongoing ambiguity in Victoria Police Manual policies regarding vehicle intercepts and when extended follows are permitted after attempted intercepts where pursuit justification criteria are not satisfied. This ambiguity potentially creates risk in dynamic policing situations.
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