357 results for “loss of control”
17y · Male·Head injuries from severe blunt force trauma sustained when a motor vehicle coll…
…tration plates but made a conscious decision not to pursue after the driver did not stop. The driver lost control passing over a culvert and struck a tree. The inquest found the police officer complied with Safe Driving…
31y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (passenger)
… 0.233-0.278% at time of collision), drove the vehicle at approximately 196 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, lost control on a bend, and struck a tree. The passenger was unrestrained and ejected from the vehicle. Critical facto…
32y · Male·Multiple injuries from light aircraft collision following bird strike
… the right side Perspex windshield (4mm thickness), causing the cockpit to shatter. The pilot either lost control due to startle response or direct strike incapacitation. After approximately 5 seconds of continued fligh…
21y · Male·traumatic closed head injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash
… motor vehicle crash on 16 January 2018 in Huonville, Tasmania. The vehicle, driven by Luca Papotto, lost control on a downhill curve while travelling at 72 km/h in a 60 km/h zone and collided with a utility pole. Papot…
23y · Female·Head injuries
…ce detection due to bail breach concerns, drove at high speed with headlights off on an unlit road, causing loss of control. This was not a police pursuit—officers had determined not to engage in pursuit and lost visual …
Unknown·Multiple injuries due to a motor vehicle accident
…r. Toxicology showed high methylamphetamine levels which may have impaired the driver's ability to regain control, though the initial aquaplaning was not drug-related. The coroner found the combination of incorrectly fi…
82y · Male·mechanical asphyxia from being pinned beneath overturned ATV
…82-year-old man died from mechanical asphyxia after rolling a Polaris side-by-side ATV on a farm. He lost control while moving sheep, collided with a gate and fence, causing the vehicle to roll laterally. He was ejected…
78y · Male·Complete transection of body sustained in single motor vehicle crash
…ar-old man died from complete transection of his body following a single-vehicle motor crash when he lost control of his vehicle travelling at 148 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the Frankford Highway, Tasmania. Although wea…
20y · Male·Hinge fracture base of skull and vault of skull fractures with closed head injur…
…sh than go to jail. During the pursuit, he dragged a passenger along the road at high speed before losing control and colliding with a light pole. The coroner found police conduct appropriate given the circumstances, in…
24y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to or as a consequence of being hanged
…curity Unit exercise yard at Brisbane Correctional Centre. Although CCTV monitored the exercise yard, the control room operator could not observe Sloan's actions due to limited camera angle and image quality. He remaine…
32y · Male·Multiple Injuries Sustained in a Motorbike Incident
…he pursuit was properly terminated by police due to safety concerns. Luke continued at high speed, losing control on the Blackburn Road off-ramp, struck signage, and sustained fatal injuries. The coroner found police ac…
Male·Nicholas George Williams: head and chest injuries from motor vehicle crash; Shau…
…00mL (over 4 times the legal limit), creating approximately 50-fold increased crash risk. The driver lost control on a rural road; neither wore seatbelts. The driver was ejected and died of head injuries; the passenger …
26y · Male·Blunt force head injuries from ATV motor vehicle crash, with acute alcohol toxic…
…g at 69km/h in a vehicle rated safe to 60km/h, and using his phone to record video while driving. He lost control at a road intersection, the vehicle rolled, and he was ejected. He was not discovered until 7:23am. The d…
21y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motorcycle…
Matthew Cullen, 21, died after losing control of his motorcycle at high speed while attempting to evade police during a random breath test intercept in…
16y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle incident as a motorcyclist
…iding at Frankston City Motorcycle Park when he failed to land safely after the last table-top jump, lost control, and was struck by another airborne rider. While the coroner found no poor safety culture or procedural b…
30y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries
…ts and sirens, Trent accelerated and fled; police immediately disengaged to prioritise safety. Trent lost control while exiting, colliding with four vehicles. Toxicology revealed medium-to-high levels of methylamphetami…
39y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
…hip separation. The victim had ended the relationship after her partner exhibited escalating coercive and controlling behaviour throughout their relationship, including jealousy, isolation, and threats of self-harm. Wit…
68y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle incident
…n on the Northern Highway, Victoria. An oncoming vehicle (Prado towing a heavily overloaded trailer) lost control on a bridge, crossed into the Jetta's lane, and struck it head-on. The Prado was towing 570kg above its r…
16y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…he driver had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.111% and the vehicle struck a concrete pole after losing control. Ms Beard was not wearing a seatbelt and was sitting on another passenger's knee. Toxicology showed she h…
48y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating upper cervical spine and cord inju…
…pine injury sustained while cutting down a gum tree from a cherry picker. Tree branches struck him, causing loss of consciousness and a C2-C3 vertebral fracture with C1-3 spinal cord injury leading to asystolic cardiac a…
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