Coronial

69 results for excessive alcohol consumption

NT

Inquest into the death of Road Deaths 16 and 17 of 2024

Combination of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries sustained in motor vehicle …

…oot in their airways. Deaths resulted from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. The driver had consumed alcohol (0.039% BAC, below legal limit but associated with disinhibition). The passenger had 0.082% BAC. Key cont…

forensic medicineemergency medicinesystem
TAScommunity2024-04-15

Coroner's Finding: Koskovic, Emma Louise

35y · Female·head injuries sustained as a driver in a single vehicle crash

…or speeding at 143km/h but appeared unintoxicated and was allowed to proceed. Subsequently, she purchased alcohol, consumed a considerable quantity while driving (BAC 0.222g/100ml), and entered a curve at 127km/h while …

alcohol
TAShome2022-11-25

Coroner's Finding: GW de-identified

68y · Male·traumatic brain injury due to a gunshot wound to the head

A 68-year-old man with history of depression, heavy smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and prior bowel cancer shot himself fatally with a licensed firearm. He had been as…

system
VIChospital2025-12-01

Finding into death of Larelle Sheridan Dean

51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…

A 51-year-old woman with WHO Class III obesity, chronic alcohol consumption, and anaemia died of multiorgan failure following admission with community-acquired pneumonia…

general medicineemergency medicinehydromorphone
WA2025-01-08

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Tanghui HUANG

41y · Male·Unascertained - may have resulted from injuries sustained in fall from vessel or…

… overboard. Prior to his disappearance, Mr Huang exhibited multiple concerning signs including insomnia, excessive alcohol consumption, depression, and preoccupation with family traumas. He had been prescribed triazolam…

occupational and environmental healthpsychiatrysystemcommunicationtriazolam
TAScommunity2026-05-12

Coroner's Finding: Radford, Michael Barry

53y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident

… ditch. Police investigation concluded he was exceeding the 110 km/h speed limit. Toxicology showed blood alcohol of 0.059 g/mL at hospital; forensic back-calculation estimated 0.100–0.190 g/mL at the time of the accide…

alcohol
TAScommunity2018-09-20

Coroner's Finding: Smith, Nicky Glenn

59y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash

…-year-old man died from head and chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle crash after consuming alcohol at a hotel. His blood alcohol level was 0.202g/100mL, approximately four times the legal driving limit, c…

forensic medicinetoxicologyalcohol
VIChome2013-12-16

Finding into death of Kenneth John Lister

52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol

Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
QLDcommunity2008-11-05

Boyd, Melanie Kate

Female·death by drug toxicity

… toxicity at an unsupervised youth party where she consumed illicit drugs, prescription medications, and excessive alcohol. The inquest revealed critical failures in recognising her deteriorating condition and calling e…

emergency medicinetoxicologydelaycommunicationillicit drugs
TAS2023-05-15

Coroner's Finding: Ross, Shaun and Willams, Nicholas

Male·Nicholas George Williams: head and chest injuries from motor vehicle crash; Shau…

Two young men, aged 20 and 27, died in a single-vehicle crash after consuming excessive alcohol at a hotel for 8 hours. Blood alcohol levels exceeded 0.200g/100mL (over 4 times the legal limit…

alcohol
TAScommunity2023-03-06

Coroner's Finding: Oates, Adam Grant

22y · Male·Extensive head injuries sustained in a single vehicle motor accident

A 22-year-old male died from extensive head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash after consuming alcohol to excess (blood alcohol 0.214 g/100mL, over 4 times the legal limit) and using his phone while driving. …

alcohol
TAShome2015-03-18

Coroner's Finding: Thompson, Geoffrey Ross Sydney

48y · Male·Mixed prescription drug and ethanol toxicity (promethazine, citalopram and ethan…

…ket of promethazine tablets (approximately 80mg) while significantly intoxicated following a day of heavy alcohol consumption at golf and social venues. He had a chronic allergic condition managed with antihistamines an…

emergency medicinetoxicologymedicationsystempromethazine
TAShome2018-07-25

Coroner's Finding: KW

55y · Male·Combined effects of mixed drug (alcohol and promethazine) toxicity and environme…

A 55-year-old man with alcohol dependency died from combined alcohol and promethazine toxicity with heat exposure. He spent 4-5 hours su…

general practiceemergency medicinesystemdelayalcohol
TAScommunity2024-08-05

Coroner's Finding: Quillerat, Karen Lee

54y · Female·head injury sustained in a single motor vehicle rollover crash

…rollover crash on Greens Beach Road, Tasmania. She had spent approximately 10 hours at a hotel, consuming alcohol, before driving home late at night on a wet country road at excessive speed (137+ km/h in a 100 km/h zone…

alcohol
VIC2011-02-08

Finding into death of Christine Mary Humphrey

45y · Female·Chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

…g direction at approximately 127 kph, colliding head-on with another vehicle. Toxicology revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.29 g/100mL (over 5 times the legal driving limit) taken 80 minutes post-collision. Expert evid…

forensic medicinealcohol
TAScommunity2020-09-29

Coroner's Finding: Lockley, Rodney Dennis

51y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries

…ember 2019. He was riding a 2013 Polaris Sportsman quad bike at approximately 50-54 km/h when he applied excessive braking, causing the vehicle to skid and roll. Toxicology revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.28…

alcohol
NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 52 of 2024

29y · Female·Multiple blunt force injuries secondary to single motor vehicle crash (driver) w…

A 29-year-old female driver died in a single-vehicle rollover crash after consuming alcohol and driving at excessive speed. Blood alcohol level was 0.11% (moderate intoxication) and ketamine 0.89 m…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
VIC2023-05-26

Finding into death of Samuel Kenneth Elsom

30y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident

…n on 26 December 2021 when the driver lost control at high speed on a rural road. The driver had consumed alcohol (BAC 0.20) and cannabis, both of which significantly impair driving ability. Police had attempted to inte…

alcohol
VICcommunity2024-07-30

Finding into death of James Bradley Barella-Dick

35y · Male·head injury sustained in an electric unicycle accident

…atastrophic head injuries after crashing into a barrier post on a shared bicycle trail. He was riding at excessive speed (estimated 40km/h), riding on the wrong side of the path around a blind corner, had a blood alcoho…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
NTcommunity2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 23 of 2024

18y · Male·Blunt impact trauma to the torso with acute alcohol intoxication; motor vehicle …

An 18-year-old male driver with a zero alcohol licence died from blunt torso trauma after high-speed collision with a tree while acutely intoxicated (bl…

forensic medicineemergency medicine

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