Finding into death of Jennifer Lee Hombsch
Deceased
Jennifer Lee Hombsch
Demographics
68y, female
Date of death
2024-08-24
Finding date
2025-12-05
Cause of death
Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
AI-generated summary
A 68-year-old woman with mobility limitations from congenital hip dysplasia was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a pedestrian crossing. The driver failed to exercise proper caution when turning left at the intersection, resulting in fatal multiple injuries including hepatic rupture, haemopneumothoraces, and subarachnoid haemorrhage. The driver was convicted of careless driving and failure to give way at a pedestrian crossing. This case highlights the importance of driver vigilance at pedestrian crossings, particularly regarding vulnerable pedestrians with mobility impairments. No medical management issues were identified; paramedics provided appropriate resuscitation efforts. The coroner recommended improved pedestrian safety measures including signage, speed limit reductions, and additional traffic controls at the intersection.
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Contributing factors
- Driver failure to exercise proper caution when turning left at pedestrian crossing
- Driver failure to give way to pedestrian at marked pedestrian crossing
- Pedestrian with mobility impairment (congenital dislocated left hip requiring crutch assistance)
- Inadequate pedestrian safety infrastructure at intersection
Coroner's recommendations
- VicRoads and the Mornington Peninsula Shire consider improvements to pedestrian safety at the intersection of Frankston-Flinders Road and the Mornington Peninsula Link (M11) highway including speed limit reduction from 80km/h to 50km/h on Frankston-Flinders Road, improved signage in the surrounding area, and additional pedestrian crossing lights and painted pedestrian crossings at adjacent and nearby junctions
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