Inquest into the Deaths of Jesse Kyel DIXON and Nathan Alan RANDALL
Deceased
Nathan Alan Randall and Jesse Kyel Dixon
Demographics
17y, male
Date of death
2022-08-18
Finding date
2025-02-03
Cause of death
Nathan: head injury; Jesse: multiple injuries
AI-generated summary
Two young men—Nathan Randall (17) and Jesse Kyel Dixon (22)—died when Nathan's unlicensed motorcycle collided with trees near East Rockingham on 18 August 2022 at approximately 2.10 am. Nathan was intoxicated by alcohol (blood alcohol 0.099–0.13%) and cannabis, riding in foggy, wet conditions with severely reduced visibility. A police officer observed suspicious activity and briefly initiated a non-emergency follow-up, but Nathan accelerated away and the officer lost sight within seconds due to speed and fog. Nathan collided with trees approximately 500 metres from the observation point. Jesse died from multiple traumatic injuries including rib fractures and splenic laceration; Nathan died from severe head injury with subarachnoid haemorrhage. The coroner found police conduct was reasonable and did not contribute to the deaths. The fatalities resulted from unlicensed operation, impaired driving, excessive speed in poor visibility, and carrying a passenger on a large motorcycle.
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Contributing factors
- Motorcycle speeding well in excess of posted speed limit
- Alcohol intoxication (Nathan 0.099–0.13% blood alcohol)
- Cannabis intoxication (Nathan)
- Dense fog with severely reduced visibility
- Wet road surface from drizzly rain
- Lack of valid motorcycle driver's licence (Nathan)
- Carrying pillion passenger on motorcycle inappropriate for unlicensed rider
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