Finding into death of Danny Leigh Edlington

25y · Male·Head injury sustained when he fell while negotiating a two-stage jump and was impacted by another rider and his motorcycle

Danny Leigh Edlington, a 25-year-old motorcyclist with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome affecting his right leg, died from a head injury sustained at the Frankston City Motorcycle Park on 4 April 2015. While attempting a two-stage jump on his third circuit of the day, he landed awkwardly on the plateau between jumps, fell, and inadvertently 'whiskey throttled' his motorcycle. He ended up on the crest of the second jump where he was struck by another rider approaching at 80-90 km/h. The collision was unavoidable given the second rider was already airborne. Mr Edlington was appropriately equipped with safety gear and had familiarised himself with the track through two prior circuits. The coroner identified that the inherent dangers of motocross riding persist even at designed venues, and recommended that track operators implement protocols requiring rider separation through staggered starts to minimise collision risk.