Inquest into the Death of Hasluck

69y · Male·Compound Head Injury sustained in motor vehicle crash

Norman John Hasluck, aged 69, died from a compound head injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 9 January 2004 at the intersection of Guildford Road and Eighth Avenue, Maylands. Hasluck's vehicle was struck by a Mitsubishi sedan driven by a woman in her early 50s who was experiencing an epileptic seizure. The driver had right-temporal lobe focal epilepsy diagnosed in January 2003, was on Carbamazepine medication, and had no legal obligation to report her condition to the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. The coroner found the death arose by way of accident. The coroner made five recommendations, primarily focused on implementing mandatory reporting requirements for drivers with epilepsy to enhance community safety, emphasizing that legal obligations would reinforce medical advice regarding the dangers of driving with uncontrolled seizures.