Coronial

356 results for loss of control

QLD2017-12-08

Schofield, Wayne Patrick; Redfern, Haydn Jonathan

0y · Unknown·Multiple injuries due to helicopter crash resulting from loss of aircraft contro…

…with limited experience on this aircraft type (32 hours of 957 total) and unfamiliarity with its reversed controls, was tasked to conduct pinnacle landing operations without adequate assessment. During a go-around maneu…

aviation medicineoccupational and environmental healthdiagnosticcommunication
VIC2013-06-12

Finding into death of Laura Maree Hallinan

19y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)

…iggers Road, Werribee South. The vehicle, driven by Peter Dean, was travelling south when the driver lost control while negotiating a left-hand turn. The vehicle skidded across the northbound lane, collided with a barri…

VICcommunity2013-04-24

Finding into death of Angus Hare

19y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (Driver)

…on a rural Victorian road. He was driving at approximately 175 km/h on a gravel road section when he lost control, colliding with trees. Post-mortem toxicology revealed blood alcohol of 0.18% and cannabis metabolites, w…

forensic medicinealcohol
TAS2017-12-08

Coroner's Finding: Woods, Brian Oakley

79y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash

…cross unbroken double white lines where overtaking was prohibited. He then applied heavy rear brake, lost control, and collided with Armco railing. Bystanders provided immediate CPR for approximately 8 minutes until par…

forensic medicineemergency medicine
QLDhospital2008-07-22

Shelley, Chloe Louise

20y · Female·Head injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle accident

…accelerating over road undulations to achieve a 'butterfly' sensation. The vehicle left the roadway, lost control, and collided with a concrete power pole. Chloe sustained severe injuries including subarachnoid haemorrh…

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
VIC2013-06-26

Finding into death of Anthony John Roach

41y · Male·Acute internal blood loss caused by laceration of the aorta in tandem with spina…

Anthony John Roach, a 41-year-old experienced motocross rider, died from acute internal blood loss caused by aortic laceration sustained during a motocross race. He lost control of his motorcycle on a table…

systemcannabis
WA2019-07-31

Inquest into the Death of Rhett Samuel McALPINE

24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash

…pine maintained excessive speed on a sweeping bend, drifted onto the gravel shoulder, overcorrected, lost control, and struck the pole. The crash investigation attributed the incident to intoxication and excessive speed…

VIC2015-09-07

Finding into death of Sharmaine Vera Blyth

19y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

…xperienced driver, died in a motor vehicle collision on a rural Victoria road in wet conditions. She lost control of her vehicle on a moderate right bend and collided with a tree. While the exact cause of loss of contro…

VICcommunity2016-06-30

Finding into death of Aaron Jesse Fryer

25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)

…amphetamine at 0.5mg/L) in impairing driving ability and decision-making, which may have contributed to his loss of vehicle control. The coroner found that poor vehicle maintenance (worn tyres with insufficient tread) li…

forensic medicinetoxicologymethamphetamine
WA2019-09-03

Inquest Finding into the Death of David John PIETRALA

34y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motorcycle crash

…ving speeding on residential roads. The deceased accelerated to 114-169 km/h through a 70 km/h zone, lost control at an intersection, and crashed into a median strip. The coroner found no breach of police emergency driv…

diazepam
TAS2020-11-19

Coroner's Finding: Woolley, Dale Robert

51y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head, neck and chest sustained in a tractor crash (rollover)

…9°), wet, slippery hill while distributing hay. The tractor slid downhill after losing traction, became uncontrollable despite braking attempts, rolled over, and ejected Woolley from the cab. He was not wearing an avail…

system
TAS2019-08-19

Coroner's Finding: Saltmarsh, Aidan Denis

36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash

…rash occurred when the motorcycle entered a gravel verge during a right-hand curve, with the rider losing control attempting to return to the roadway. Contributing factors included excessive speed, impaired driving abil…

alcohol
TAS2016-04-25

Coroner's Finding: Hoskinson, Christopher & Hoskinson, Elaine

Male; female·Multiple blunt trauma injuries suffered due to a motor vehicle collision

… or answer the call, he allowed his vehicle to drift off the roadway. He then overcorrected sharply, lost control, and the vehicle skidded across both traffic lanes, colliding head-on with an oncoming fully-loaded Kenwo…

WAhome2014-10-17

Inquest into the Death of Ethan (Subject to a Suppression Order)

15y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…l neglect until age 2). Expert evidence showed he had frontal executive system deficits affecting impulse control and stress resilience. On the day of death, after minor incidents involving sneaking out with friends and…

psychiatrypsychologymelatonin
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 51 of 2024

59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…

…ith Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis and COPD suffered a single-vehicle crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle at a caravan park entrance. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.096% (moderate intoxication…

emergency medicineintensive carealcohol
WAcommunity2026-02-18

Inquest into the Death of Bailey Bryan BURNS

23y · Male·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle crash

…olice pursued at appropriate and safe speeds but lost visual contact with the vehicle. The Statesman lost control while negotiating a curve, entered a yaw, and collided with a tree on the median strip. Bailey was ejecte…

alcohol
NT2001-03-30

Inquest into the death of Kheng Hav Eng

45y · Male·Multiple injuries from a motor vehicle accident where the deceased was a driver

…rifted into her lane due to inattention/weariness. Byrne swerved left then right to avoid collision, lost control, and her vehicle rolled across a grass median and drain before becoming airborne and striking the decease…

VIChospital2024-12-12

Finding into death of Martin Kok-Weng Lui

73y · Male·Head injury sustained in an e-scooter accident

… on a non-shared footpath without a helmet, carrying unwieldy cargo in one hand which compromised vehicle control. He lost control at a street intersection and was ejected head-first onto the road surface. Clinical less…

trauma surgeryemergency medicine
VICcommunity2011-03-22

Finding into death of Shaun Barry PRICE

19y · Male·Head and Chest injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

…s house after being ejected from the venue. While traveling at 110 km/h around a left-hand curve, he lost control of his vehicle, which collided with a fence and strainer posts. Multiple contributing factors were identi…

alcohol
VIC2014-07-09

Finding into death of Georgia Morgan Barnes Scott

14y · Female·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)

…onversation—can be fatal. No medical errors were identified; the death resulted from driver inattention and loss of vehicle control.

forensic medicine
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