Coronial

36 results for acute intoxication with impaired judgment

NSW2019-08-23

Inquest into the death of Patrick FISHER

35y · Male·multiple injuries received when he fell from a 13th floor balcony

…ing from a 13th floor apartment balcony while evading police attempting to execute arrest warrants. He was acutely intoxicated with methylamphetamine, which impaired his judgment, cognitive function, and motor control, …

methamphetamine
NSWcommunity2025-03-20

Inquest into the death of Brent Pottinger

41y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from fourth floor of apartment block

…3. He had been arrested the previous evening for alleged ADVO breach following a domestic dispute, released without charge after police review determined the evidence insufficient for prosecution, then became intoxicated…

alcohol
NSWPodcast2021-03-05

Inquest into the death of Nathan Macri

37y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries

Nathan Macri, aged 37, died at Sydenham railway station after intoxication led to accidental collision with an incoming train at 11:06 pm. He became wedged between the train and …

TAS2018-06-12

Coroner's Finding: Burkhardt, Wesley Ian

28y · Male·exsanguination (acute blood loss) from injuries sustained in motorcycle-truck co…

… Harley Davidson when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding with a truck. Methylamphetamine (0.8 mg/L) was detected in his blood at autopsy. The coroner found the drug sign…

forensic medicinetrauma surgerymethamphetamine
VICcommunity2014-09-30

Finding into death of Jeremy Bradley Edwards

26y · Male·Drowning in the setting of acute alcohol toxicity

A 26-year-old male died from drowning while acutely intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.32 g/100ml after jumping off Frankston Pier at 1:20a…

alcohol
VIChospital2011-03-15

Finding into death of Antony Russell Barns

38y · Male·head injury

…dow Heights on 23 June 2007. He was severely intoxicated (blood ethanol 0.20%) after an evening of drinking with colleagues. Following a dispute in the taxi over a lost phone, the vehicle allegedly struck both Barns and …

emergency medicinetrauma surgeryalcohol
WA2016-05-25

Inquest into the Death of Kyal Peter HIRON

Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury; Hiron: chest a…

…ained critical chest and abdominal injuries. The coroner found all three men were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other stimulants at the time of the crash. The driver's impaired judgment, risk-takin…

forensic medicinetoxicologymethamphetamine
TAScommunity2019-02-04

Coroner's Finding: Cowen, Craig

51y · Male·drowning

Craig Alan Cowen, aged 51, drowned after falling into water at Dover wharf while acutely intoxicated. He had consumed alcohol to excess and cannabis before attempting to leave a vessel late at …

alcohol
WAhome2016-05-25

Inquest into the Death of Mahdi ARJOMAND

Male·Mahdi Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury incurred at time of motor vehicle crash…

…hicle motor vehicle crash in Western Australia on 15 October 2012. All three were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other drugs at the time of the crash. The driver (Arjomand) suffered a fatal head inj…

forensic medicinepharmacologymethamphetamine
VIC2011-01-28

Finding into death of Chas Birch

35y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height (level 8 of multi-level car park at 10…

…Melbourne at approximately 11:10pm on 28 May 2008. The coroner concluded that while evidence was consistent with an intention to take his own life, the weight of evidence did not support a finding of intentional suicide,…

forensic medicinetoxicologyalcohol/ethanol
VIC2009-11-25

Finding into death of Phillip Anthony Cullen

49y · Male·effects of fire (70% body surface area full and partial thickness burns)

…ed—a common practice at the venue. While the exact mechanism of injury cannot be determined, his severe intoxication likely impaired judgment and motor control, increasing vulnerability to burn injury. The coroner found …

emergency medicineintensive caresystemalcohol
NThome2008-02-13

Inquest into the death of Billy Martin

33y · Male·accidental drowning

…icated (blood alcohol 0.370%), having sustained recent head trauma. He had visited a doctor five days prior with post-concussion symptoms following blunt head trauma. On the day of death, after hours of drinking and swim…

general practiceemergency medicinesystemalcohol
VIChome2015-11-05

Finding into death of Bradley Alan Scott

43y · Male·Incised right radial artery

Bradley Scott, a 43-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and hepatic cirrhosis, died from exsanguination following an incised right radia…

forensic medicinetoxicologyalcohol
WAcommunity2014-09-26

Inquest into the Death of Benjamin Alfred Ware

15y · Male·Head Injury

…ad injuries following a motor vehicle crash on an unsealed road during a police pursuit. He was intoxicated with methylamphetamine (0.08 mg/L) at the time, a potent stimulant that impairs judgment and increases risk-taki…

forensic medicinepharmacologymethamphetamine
VIC2020-03-23

Finding into death of Scott Andrew Fewson

46y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (driver)

… getting onto his motorcycle, failed to negotiate a right-hand bend in the dark on damp roads, and collided with a concrete culvert. Clinical lessons include the critical importance of alcohol and drug screening in traum…

alcohol
WAcommunity2015-09-17

Inquest into the Death of MR TOBY

45y · Male·Head injury from motor vehicle rollover

Mr Toby, a 45-year-old Indigenous male with significant alcohol problems, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle rollover on 25 August 20…

systemcommunicationalcohol
WAcommunity2022-09-14

Inquest into the Death of Warren Keith MATTHEWS

27y · Male·Head injury

… injury following a motor vehicle collision on Bussell Highway, Western Australia. He was driving a vehicle without registration plates when police attempted to stop him. He evaded police for 3-4 minutes before the pursu…

emergency medicineneurosurgerymethamphetamine
VICcommunity2012-11-17

Finding into death of Dara Francis Michael Cooke

26y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact - pedestrian)

Dara Cooke, a 26-year-old man with alcohol dependency, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Princess Street, …

forensic medicinealcohol
TAScommunity2014-11-11

Coroner's Finding: Male A, Male B, Male C, Male D - Alcohol Deaths

Male·acute ethanol intoxication or positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxicat…

Four males aged 50-53 died from acute alcohol intoxication or positional asphyxia secondary to alcohol toxicity after single heavy drinking epis…

public healthtoxicologyalcohol
VIChospital2024-12-02

Finding into death of S K

25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head

SK, a 25-year-old man with ADHD, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, depression and anxiety, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wou…

emergency medicinepsychiatrysystemdelaymethamphetamine

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