Frazer, Shane Craig - Non-inquest findings

Male·Multiple injuries due to a motor vehicle collision against a background of methylamphetamine intoxication

Shane Craig Frazer died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 20 February 2015. He was driving his van on the Bruce Highway when he crossed double white lines to overtake a truck despite oncoming traffic. The coroner found his decision-making and motor skills were seriously impaired by high-level methamphetamine intoxication and fatigue (he had not slept since midnight and was using his phone constantly). Methamphetamine causes impaired judgment, increased risk-taking, and fatigue—all of which affect driving performance. This was a preventable death related to drug-impaired driving. The clinical lesson concerns the recognition and management of substance use disorders and fatigue in the community.