Coroner's Finding: Whitehouse, Kieren Jamie Wesley

23y · Male·positional asphyxia

Kieren Jamie Wesley Whitehouse, aged 23, died from positional asphyxia following a single vehicle crash on 15 April 2021. He was driving at 128 km/h in a 100 km/h zone with a blood alcohol level of at least 0.134 g/100 ml. The coroner found no evidence of mechanical defect, suspicious circumstances, or voluntary action. This case highlights the fatal consequences of impaired driving and the mechanism of positional asphyxia in motor vehicle trauma. No medical interventions were relevant to outcome as death occurred at scene from traumatic asphyxia.