Coronial

454 results for motor vehicle injury

VICcommunity2026-04-28

Finding into death of IFL

26y · Male·Head and cervical spine injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)

On 12 May 2025, 26-year-old IFL died from head and cervical spine injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Sea Lake-Swan Hill Road near Swan Hill, Victoria. While driving to work at approximate…

NSW2015-07-15

Inquest into the death of Jesse SMITH

18y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision

An 18-year-old male died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a single-vehicle collision with a telecommunications pole. The vehicle was being driven recklessly by one of four occupant…

VIC2018-11-26

Finding into death of Emma Ashlee Dutton

22y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision as a passenger

Emma Dutton, a 22-year-old front seat passenger, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Calder Highway near Kiamal, Victoria, when the sedan she was travelling in drifte…

forensic medicineophthalmology
VIChospital2015-02-16

Finding into death of Dianne Willma MacIntyre

18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)

An 18-year-old female died from injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision on a poorly maintained road. The vehicle struck a pothole in a wet road surface, causing…

emergency medicinetrauma surgerysystem
TAS2022-07-07

Coroner's Finding: Healey, Peter Andrew

54y · Male·blunt trauma of head

Peter Andrew Healey, aged 54, died from blunt head trauma sustained in a single motor vehicle crash on the Bass Highway near Christmas Hills, Tasmania on 16 January 2022. He was driving at min…

methamphetamine
TAScommunity2017-12-11

Coroner's Finding: Allen, Vincent

51y · Male·head injury from motor vehicle crash

Vincent Allen, aged 51, died from head injuries sustained as a front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle crash on 9 March 2014. The driver, Ian Rushton, was travelling at 103 km/h through a curve with a …

alcohol
WAhome2001-04-27

Inquest into the Death of Debra Joy Donnachy

37y · Female·Unknown - Open Finding

…rmadale, Western Australia on or about 14 May 1992. She had left-sided paralysis from a 1978 strangulation injury by her husband James Donnachy, which significantly limited her mobility. The coroner found her disappearan…

TAS2022-02-09

Coroner's Finding: Streets, Steven

40y · Male·lower limb and chest injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision, including mu…

Steven George Streets, a 40-year-old motorcycle rider, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision in Devonport, Tasmania. The driver o…

pathologytrauma surgerycannabis
WA2015-06-05

Inquest into the Death of Luke Ross BEVEN

18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

An 18-year-old male died from multiple injuries sustained when the vehicle he was a passenger in collided with trees during a high-speed police pursuit on 13 January 2012. The driv…

methamphetamine
VIC2021-01-29

Finding into death of Steven Christopher Stewart

55y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)

…is truck rolled downhill after he failed to apply the park brake while stopped to collect a skip bin. The vehicle rolled and compressed him between the cabin and a concrete fence. Post-mortem examination revealed bilate…

QLD2015-07-03

Payne, Emily Jade

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

Emily Jade Payne, 16, died from massive head injuries sustained when the vehicle she was travelling in crashed into a tree on a rural unsealed road near Chinchilla. The driver, her 18-ye…

TAScommunity2018-06-20

Coroner's Finding: Shayler-Appleton, Gemma Louise

35y · Female·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle strike

Gemma Louise Shayler-Appleton, aged 35, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle on a dark country road in Tasmania. She was changing seats in a parked vehicle when struck by a Ma…

VIC2026-04-20

Finding into death of Ching Ngai Li

9y · Male·Cranio-cervical dislocation sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. car, …

A 9-year-old boy died from cranio-cervical dislocation sustained in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He was seated in the rear seat wearing only an adult seatbelt without a booster seat. C…

system
ACT2018-06-28

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OFCONSTANCE CAROLLE HARRISON

65y · Female·Severe crush injury of chest due to involvement in a motor vehicle accident

…destrian signal showing green, but this activated simultaneously with the green traffic light for turning vehicles. The coroner identified a critical public safety issue: simultaneous pedestrian and turning traffic sign…

VICcommunity2022-08-16

Finding into death of Bak Mayer Cier Deng

29y · Male·Head Injury in a Motor Vehicle Incident

A 29-year-old man died from head injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle during a police foot pursuit. He was driving unlicensed and disqualified, and had consumed alcohol…

VIChospital2010-12-08

Finding into death of Antonio Totaro

81y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian) in a man with i…

… with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, previous stroke, and peripheral vascular disease was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing Cranbourne Road in Frankston. He sustained severe head injuries with subarachnoid a…

trauma surgerycardiology
VIChospital2025-08-22

Finding into death of Melanie Ranken

33y · Female·Respiratory sepsis in a woman with an acquired brain injury

Melanie Ranken, a 33-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2017 motor vehicle accident and post-traumatic epilepsy, died from respiratory sepsis secondary to …

respiratory medicineinfectious diseases
VIC2013-06-28

Finding into death of Rex Sylvester Sizeland

66y · Male·Head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision while cycling

…a 66-year-old experienced cyclist wearing high-visibility clothing and helmet, was struck from behind by a motor vehicle on a clear day with excellent visibility while riding on a quiet country road with two companions.…

trauma surgeryneurosurgery
TAShospital2025-04-30

Coroner's Finding: Warn, Kenneth

86y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash and p…

Kenneth Warn, 86, sustained a T12 burst fracture and bilateral pleural effusions from a motor vehicle crash on 1 March 2024 while a passenger in a Mercedes panel van. The driver suddenly lost control …

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgery
VIC2015-07-08

Finding into death of Roberto Di Bartolo

41y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

…istory of depression and previous suicidal ideation, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision on the Hume Highway near Seymour. On the day of death, after visiting a neighbour in a h…

forensic medicinealcohol
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