Finding into death of Daryl Scott Perkins
Deceased
Daryl Scott Perkins
Demographics
31y, male
Date of death
2019-03-17
Finding date
2023-11-23
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
AI-generated summary
A 31-year-old male passenger died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. The driver, after consuming alcohol at a pub (blood alcohol level estimated 0.233-0.278% at time of collision), drove the vehicle at approximately 196 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, lost control on a bend, and struck a tree. The passenger was unrestrained and ejected from the vehicle. Critical factors included the driver's intoxication impairing driving capability, excessive speed, and failure to ensure passenger restraint. Although acquitted of culpable driving causing death in criminal proceedings, the coroner found on the balance of probabilities that the driver's decision to operate the vehicle while significantly intoxicated with unrestrained passengers directly contributed to this preventable death.
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Error types
Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- Driver intoxication (blood alcohol level 0.233-0.278% at time of collision)
- Excessive speed (approximately 196 km/h in 100 km/h zone)
- Loss of vehicle control on bend
- Passenger unrestrained
- Driver's failure to ensure passenger safety restraint
- Impaired judgment and driving ability due to alcohol
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