Jones, David Colin

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

CORONERS COURT

KILLBEEN, Coroner

IN THE. MATTER OF AN INQUEST INTO THE CAUSE AND CIRCUMSTANCES. SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF DAVID COLLIN JONES

CATLOUNDRA

.- DATE 11/02/2008

BINDINGS

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CORONER: So, on that evidence that has been present

the other documentary evidence, I have to make my findings in

respect to that matter. But,

question to put to the inquest.

the opoortunity of reading all

As I have indi the written material that has. been presented to the inquest to

date. I have had the opportunity of listening to the various

witnesses that have given oral evidence to the Court, and I have also had the opportunity of reading closely the

statements and t that are on file.

I propose to make my findings in respect to this matter. TI

find about the death that the name of the deceased was David

n Jones, a male person. His last address was 77 Railway

asshouse Mountains. His date of birth was the 7th

ef July 1969, making him at the time 37 years of age.

How the person died. At about 7op.m. to 7.30 p.m. on the Oth

sed was involved in a domestic

Kylie Anne Roughley at 77 Railway Parade,

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Glasshouse Mountains.

At that.time, both the deceased and Roughley were in a state

of intoxication. Also, the deceased was highly agitated and

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that time. During this

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deceased after taking possession of the pocket kni

In accepting the autopsy report of Dr Ong, IT am satisfied that

wounds were not life threatening and did not

contribute towards the death of the deceased.

deceased departed his

served at about 7.30 p.m. by Thelma Gay

Jacobs,-and at about 7.33 p.m., and later at 7.37 p.m. by Kim

Cliff to be laying prone across the northbound lane of

Railway Parade. Both Jacobs and Cliff were driving their moter vehicles on Railway Parade when they made their

observations.

At about 7.56 p.m., the deceased was run over by a motor vehicle driven by Anthony Jones, which was travelling south on

stopped his motor vehicle

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immediately after the impact and informed the police by triple

0 telephone call of the incident. Police and ambuianc

subsequently arrived at the scene.

The location of the deceased on Railway Parade, when observed

py Jacobs and Cliff.was different to that observed by Mr

the scene examination and obs

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Constable King, I am satisfied that the deceased was hit by

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sparate motor vehicles at two separate times between 7.37

p.m. and 7.56 p.m.

The deceased's body was moved by the first moter vehicle

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impact on the northbound. lane to the southbound location o!

the second impact with the motor venicle driven by Mr Jon

l am satisfied that the death of the deceased was caused when run over by the first motor vehicle impact. This motor

vehicle remains unidentified.

On the evidence before this inguest, I am satisfied that it was the actions of the deceased and not any other person or persons that placed the body of the deceased across the

roadway prior to the first impact with the motor vehicle.

This'is when the person died, on the. 10th of

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the person died was Railway Parade, the cause of the death was multiple inturies when run over by

a motor vehicle on Rail Parade, Glasshouse Mountains.

In the circ tances, I am of the view that the death was not

reasonably preventable, that there were no procedural or ;

systematic forms likely to reduce the occurrence of similar

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deaths, and that the inquest has not raised any issues

pertinent to public health or the administration of justice.

I make no further comments in respect to this inquest. Tf now

close the inquest.

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