356 results for “loss of control”
66y · Male·blood loss (exsanguination) due to being mauled by dog
JW, 66 years old, died on 15 October 2023 from exsanguination following a dog attack by his family's Rottweiler, Rubin, at their home in Allens Rivulet, Tasmania. In September 2023, Rubin attacked JW after he fell on the…
4y · Female·Multiple severe traumatic injuries from motor vehicle crash; severe crushing inj…
A 4-year-old girl died from severe traumatic injuries sustained when a motor vehicle overturned on a wet road curve. The driver (her mother) was unlicensed, had consumed alcohol and cannabis, was driving a vehicle with d…
69y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
…avelling at 100 km/h. The other driver, unfamiliar with her vehicle and inattentive, braked harshly causing loss of control and crossing into the victim's lane. This was not a medical case but a traffic fatality. The cor…
16y · Female·Crush injury to chest due to motor vehicle trauma
A 16-year-old female passenger died from crush injuries sustained in a motor vehicle rollover. The driver, who was intoxicated (BAC 0.227%), was directed to submit to a breath test by police. He accelerated away and drov…
32y · Male·multiple injuries caused by a single vehicle crash
…e that drug-induced psychosis contributed to the crash as a possible means of suicide, though unintentional loss of control due to impairment was also possible. This case highlights the critical importance of engaging pa…
64y · Male·Electrocution from contact with fallen low-voltage power lines that remained ene…
…died from electrocution after contacting fallen low-voltage power lines while investigating a partial power loss at his home. A partial loss of supply or 'brown out' was reported to ERGON; the call centre operator did no…
58y · Male·Methiocarb toxicity
A 58-year-old prisoner at Karnet Prison Farm died from intentional methiocarb pesticide ingestion (suicide). He had access to chemicals as part of his horticultural work role and was able to secrete methiocarb to his cel…
23y · Male·Drowning
Stephen John Burt, aged 23, was found deceased in January 1985, with drowning as the cause. His remains were unidentified for 36 years until 2021. Critical failures included: catastrophic incorrect sequencing of fingerpr…
14y · Male·closed head injury
A 14-year-old male died from a closed head injury following a high-speed collision while driving a stolen vehicle being pursued by police. The driver, aged 17, panicked when police attempted to intercept the vehicle and …
46y · Male·acute strychnine poisoning
…gical burden of his financial collapse. He had obtained strychnine from a neighbour in July 2008 for pest control. In the final email to his wife, he wrote about feeling worn out and hoping he would 'be around' when she…
35y · Male·Neck and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash; specifically cer…
…ons: alcohol at BAC >0.12 increases crash risk 12-50 fold; mechanical defects in vehicles may contribute to loss of control; the cervical spine injury (C6-7 dislocation with likely cord transection) was fatal. Prevention…
14y · Female·blunt trauma of the chest
A 14-year-old girl died from blunt chest trauma after losing control of an unregistered Polaris Ranger ATV on her landlord's property. She was ejected from the vehicle due to…
47y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact — motorcycle rider)
…ad defect ('shove') approximately 70mm in height while negotiating a tight left-hand bend at speed, causing loss of control and head-on collision with an oncoming police vehicle. The defect had not been identified despit…
22y · Male·severe head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision
…y conditions (no speed limit) while responding to a reported armed incident at a tavern. The vehicle lost control at approximately 129+ km/h after Constable Grant swerved to avoid an unexpected movement by another vehic…
37y · Male·Acute external and internal blood loss from single stab wound to upper left ches…
MWJ, aged 37, was fatally stabbed by his intimate partner EW on 24 December 2016 during an escalating domestic argument. The coroner identified significant systemic failures in Community Corrections management of both of…
multiple injuries and trauma due to motor vehicle accident
…ta driver took reasonable evasive action but the vehicle's defective trailer brakes may have contributed to loss of control. Juhas had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.049-0.052% (at the legal limit) and was disqualifi…
23y · Male·Haemothorax and traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta
… of the thoracic aorta following a motor vehicle collision on Vipond Road, Springhurst, Victoria. He lost control of a stolen Holden Commodore while travelling at approximately 150 km/h on a gravel road and struck a tre…
17y · Male·blunt force trauma to lower chest with massive injuries to heart, liver and sple…
…ed limits, the combination of worn tyres, wet road surface, inexperience, and overconfidence contributed to loss of control. Clinical lesson: even in trauma cases, the importance of preventive factors—here, vehicle maint…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a jet dragster accident
…ing a high-speed test run. The rear wheel bearings were incorrectly fitted and loose, causing vibration and loss of control at 300 km/h. Critical failures included: the seller (Hinkling) failing to conduct promised vehic…
Unknown·Stephen Rowe: atlanto-occipital fracture dislocation (broken neck); Charmaine Hu…
This inquest examined four deaths in three separate motor vehicle collisions on Main South Road at Cactus Canyon, South Australia between May 2000 and March 2002. All three collisions involved southbound vehicles losing …
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