Finding into death of Lorraine Marie Breen
Deceased
Lorraine Marie Breen
Demographics
73y, female
Date of death
2023-08-31
Finding date
2024-11-20
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
AI-generated summary
A 73-year-old woman died as a front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle collision on the Hume Freeway. The Subaru she was travelling in failed to give way at an intersection with the freeway, pulling into the path of an oncoming truck travelling at 98 km/h. The Subaru was coasting at approximately 32 km/h and never slowed as it approached or crossed the give way line. All four occupants of the Subaru died at the scene. The truck driver was experienced, had not been fatigued or impaired, and could not avoid the collision despite braking hard. The coroner found no defect in the road infrastructure and determined the deceased's conduct did not contribute to her death. No clinical or medical system failures were identified.
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Contributing factors
- Failure to give way at intersection
- Vehicle coasting at low speed through intersection
- Driver of Subaru did not reduce speed as approaching give way line
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