Coronial

13 results for tyre deflation

QLDcommunity2008-08-28

Maslen, Samantha Anne

25y · Female·Neck injuries (fracture/dislocation of upper cervical spine with spinal cord inj…

…17-year-old unlicensed driver (Leonard Stanley), attempted to evade police at high speed. Police deployed a tyre deflation device without adequate risk assessment. The driver swerved to avoid the device, causing the vehi…

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WAcommunity2020-10-22

Inquest into the Death of Jordana KOSTOVSKI

27y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

…and increases risk-taking; police must balance apprehension with public safety; the limited availability of tyre deflation devices in regional areas hampered response options; and early indicators of suicidal intent (dep…

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VICcommunity2022-09-19

Finding into death of John Jacob Beirouti

43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

…zone) while acutely intoxicated with methylamphetamine when his vehicle lost control after both driver-side tyres were deflated by police-deployed stop-sticks (tyre deflation devices). Contributing factors included his s…

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QLD2024-12-12

Inquest into the passing of Robert George Kenneth Malayta

18y · Male·Drowning

…d First Nations male died by drowning in the Ross River after fleeing from police following deployment of a tyre deflation device on a stolen vehicle. The deceased was a passenger in a car driven by his older brother. Af…

methamphetamine
VIC2022-06-23

Finding into death of Vaatoa Moli Chang

Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident

… to an earlier burglary. Police management of the incident was comprehensive, involving aerial observation, tyre deflation devices, and canine units as resolution strategies. The pursuit lasted 44 seconds and was found c…

methamphetamine
QLD2006-03-16

Schumacher, Nicholas

15y · Male·Head injury

…r on 12 September 2004. The vehicle, a 1983 Toyota LandCruiser carrying eight cadets, experienced sudden deflation of the rear left tyre due to failure of a repair patch on an old inner tube (12 years old), combined wit…

proceduralsystem
QLD2007-03-21

Davis, Shane William

29y · Male·Multiple injuries from being struck by a tyre and rim assembly when attempting t…

Shane Davis, a 29-year-old truck driver, died from injuries sustained when attempting to remove a doughy tyre from a multi-piece rim on a coal haulage truck. The rim failed due to fatigue cracking, causing explosive r…

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QLD2006-05-19

Marshall, Peter Whitoria

Male·Crush injuries sustained when struck by and pinned under a heavy truck wheel as …

Peter Marshall, a senior tyre fitter at a Queensland zinc mine, died from crush injuries after being struck by a 3.5-tonne truck wheel th…

proceduralcommunication
NT2017-04-07

Inquest into the death of Ashley Richards

18y · Male·catastrophic traumatic brain injury

Ashley Richards, 18, died from catastrophic traumatic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 7 September 2015. He was a passenger in a stolen Commodore driven by Aaron Hyde, who was fleeing from police at exc…

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NTcommunity2023-12-06

Inquest into the death of Delvene Thompson

36y · Female·Blunt force injuries to the neck due to a motor vehicle accident

… as a pursuit, preventing appropriate incident controller oversight; lack of clear communication about TDD (Tyre Deflation Device) authorization; the unplanned 'boxing' manoeuvre attempted on Trower Road by untrained off…

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NSWcommunity2021-03-10

Inquest into the death of Tyrone ADAMS

Male

…ication orders protecting specific operational details (vehicle categories, pursuit termination procedures, tyre deflation device deployment details). The coroner found that most SDP information was either already in the…

VIChome2021-06-29

Finding into death of JM

42y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in setting of external compression of chest by ride on mower

JM, a 42-year-old experienced machine operator, died from mechanical asphyxia after his ride-on lawnmower rolled over a retaining wall on a slope exceeding recommended angles. Critical clinical lessons: the seatbelt with…

NSWcommunityPodcast2025-05-16

Inquest into the death of Harri Tapani Jokinen

56y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision

Harri Jokinen, aged 56, died following a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Monaro Highway when a stolen Commodore being pursued by NSW police crossed into his lane. Clinical lessons: This was a non-medical death but…

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