Inquest into the Death of Kyra Marjorie Carmen NARRIER
Deceased
Kyra Marjorie Carmen Narrier
Demographics
23y, female
Date of death
2014-11-13
Finding date
2017-12-29
Cause of death
multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
AI-generated summary
Ms Kyra Marjorie Carmen Narrier, a 23-year-old Indigenous woman, died on 13 November 2014 in a head-on motor vehicle collision on Thomas Road in Orelia, Perth. She was a passenger in a Hyundai Lantra driven by her partner, who was driving a stolen vehicle whilst severely intoxicated with methylamphetamine (approximately 50 times the impairing threshold). During an 11-minute police pursuit (authorized by Police Operations Centre), the driver crossed to the incorrect side of the road and collided head-on with an oncoming Holden utility vehicle. Ms Narrier, who was not wearing a seatbelt and was also methylamphetamine intoxicated, suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The coroner found police did not cause or contribute to the death. The collision also injured a four-year-old child and the other vehicle's occupants.
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Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- driver's methylamphetamine intoxication
- stolen vehicle operation
- driving on incorrect side of road during police pursuit
- high-speed head-on collision
- passenger not wearing seatbelt
Coroner's recommendations
- Allocation of greater resources to Police Airwing for acquisition and operation of additional helicopter to support pursuit resolution strategies
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