Coronial

356 results for loss of control

TAS2019-11-12

Coroner's Finding: Nunn, Peter John

65y · Male·haemothorax (acute blood loss in thoracic cavity) and blunt force trauma to the …

…nn, a 65-year-old experienced driver, died from haemothorax and blunt force trauma after his vehicle lost control on a rural road at approximately 154 km/h while exiting a sweeping bend. He was running late for an early…

TAS2020-03-02

Coroner's Finding: Kiley, Jordan Jackson

17y · Male·Blunt injuries of head, neck and chest

…s learner's permit only three months earlier and had already been involved in three previous crashes due to loss of control. Witnesses observed him travelling at approximately 90 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on a sweeping bend…

TAS2017-06-26

Coroner's Finding: Tate, Magella Luisa Faye

23y · Female·Multiple severe traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision

…rom severe traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on a rural road in Tasmania. She lost control of her vehicle on a gravel shoulder while negotiating bends and overcorrected, colliding with a tree. The…

TAS2020-02-17

Coroner's Finding: Dawkins, Kelvin John

77y · Male·Blunt trauma to the chest: haemothorax, rib fractures and lacerated aorta with a…

…ained in a single-vehicle motor crash. He drifted over the centre line on a bend, corrected sharply, lost control and struck roadside infrastructure. The forensic pathologist found no evidence of acute medical episode c…

TAS2023-06-26

Coroner's Finding: Riley, Judith and Donald

75y · Female·Mrs Riley: cervical spinal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision; Mr Ril…

…ighway in Tasmania. An L2 learner driver (Ms Wright, with approximately 80 hours driving experience) lost control of a Ford sedan on a wet road surface while navigating a sweeping left-hand curve. The vehicle crossed on…

VICcommunity2014-12-17

Finding into death of Gary Brian Henman

24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident

…rtarlington Road, Moolap, Victoria on 8 April 2012. He was driving a modified Nissan Skyline when he lost control and collided with a telephone pole on a dark, rainy night. The coroner found no evidence supporting the f…

VICcommunity2015-02-02

Finding into death of Theodore Atsaves

76y · Male·Drowning

Theodore Atsaves, aged 76, drowned after his vehicle lost control on Yarra Boulevard, Kew and plunged into the Yarra River. The car experienced a sudden loss of control ca…

TAS2017-09-25

Coroner's Finding: Jock, Chuak John

29y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash

… injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 29 April 2016. While driving home on a damp road, he lost control of his vehicle on a sweeping curve, crossed onto the oncoming lane, and collided head-on with another veh…

TAS2018-05-21

Coroner's Finding: Knight, Milfred Keith

75y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries sustained in aircraft crash

…hortly after take-off at Devonport Airport. Investigation revealed the left-hand flaperon (primary flight control) had not been connected prior to flight. The aircraft was properly maintained, weather was benign, and th…

procedural
TAScommunity2019-10-15

Coroner's Finding: Roberts, Anna Jane and Stanley, Brett John

Unknown·Multiple traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash

…y had a blood alcohol level of 0.128 g/100ml (exceeding legal limits) and cannabis in his system. He lost control while negotiating a curve, overcorrected, and entered the opposite lane. The coroner found the crash was …

alcohol
QLD2016-01-15

Berrill, Robert Charles - Non-inquest findings

Male·Multiple injuries due to a motorcycle accident

Robert Berrill, an experienced motorcycle instructor, lost control of his sports motorcycle while cornering on Captain Cook Highway in Queensland. Evidence suggests his foo…

TAShospital2019-09-17

Coroner's Finding: O'Brien, Mark Andrew

42y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries of head and chest sustained in a motorcycle crash

…2017 at Royal Hobart Hospital. He was riding a Honda 125cc motorcycle on a P1 novice licence when he lost control on a sweeping bend and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Investigation found the motorcycle and …

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TAScommunity2023-03-06

Coroner's Finding: Oates, Adam Grant

22y · Male·Extensive head injuries sustained in a single vehicle motor accident

…found that excessive alcohol consumption impaired his judgment, coordination, and reaction time, leading to loss of control on a curve. While a seatbelt would not have guaranteed survival given the severity of impact, it…

alcohol
TAS2024-07-31

Coroner's Finding: Stuart, Mary Kathleen

83y · Female·Head, neck, chest and leg injuries from single motor vehicle collision

…t and leg injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash at a residential aged care village. She lost control of her vehicle on a downhill section while driving at an unknown speed, struck a parked vehicle, became a…

QLDcommunity2014-05-20

Ellison, Ronald; Sylvester, Jacqueline

Unknown·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident (pedestrian)

… Jacqueline Sylvester (40) were struck by a speeding vehicle driven by Brett Glenbar (BAC 0.147) who lost control while negotiating a curve on Chambers Flat Road, Park Ridge, QLD on 4 December 2009. Police had activated…

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TAS2018-04-24

Coroner's Finding: Broomhall, Callum Dane

26y · Male·Multiple trauma from motor vehicle crash

…fter consuming approximately eight beers (blood alcohol 0.115%, more than twice the legal limit). He lost control of his vehicle on a straight section of road, ran off the sealed surface, overcorrected, and collided wit…

alcohol
TAS2022-02-01

Coroner's Finding: Griffiths, Deborah Renee

Female·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

…n a wet road near Copping, Tasmania. The collision occurred when the other driver (Mrs Schwertfeger) lost control of her vehicle on a wet road surface while navigating a curve, despite travelling at an appropriate speed…

QLD2015-07-03

Payne, Emily Jade

16y · Female·Massive head injury due to motor vehicle accident

…in crashed into a tree on a rural unsealed road near Chinchilla. The driver, her 18-year-old cousin, lost control of the vehicle, likely due to inadvertent oversteer on the loose gravel surface; the specific cause remai…

TAScommunity2023-12-07

Coroner's Finding: Rogers, Roy William

60y · Male·cervical spine fracture sustained in bicycle crash

…smania on 11 February 2022. He was riding downhill on a steep concrete path (24.3% gradient) when he lost control and crashed. Toxicology detected cannabis at levels consistent with recent use (within hours), which may …

forensic medicineemergency medicinecannabis
TAS2018-09-20

Coroner's Finding: Hill, Trent Terrence

24y · Male·Fatal injuries involving the brain, cervical spine and lung sustained in a motor…

…of 0.126 g/100ml, was not wearing a seat belt, and was driving with a cancelled licence. The crash involved loss of control on a bend, vehicle overturning, and collision with a tree, resulting in fatal brain, cervical sp…

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