The driver in a fatal single vehicle car crash on Port Sorell Road in February, 2019, had a blood alcohol reading of 0.261 when he died.
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On Friday, Coroner Andrew McKee released his findings into the death of 31-year-old East Devonport man Wayne Phillip Dennis.
Mr McKee also said Mr Dennis, the only occupant of the car, was travelling at speeds up to 120km/h on a road with an 80km/h speed limit when he crashed.
This was yet another collision that exposed first responders, namely police officers and paramedics and a member of the public.
- Coroner Andrew McKee
Mr McKee further noted Mr Dennis was not wearing a seatbelt and did not have his headlights turned on despite it being the middle of the night when he crashed.
"This collision would not have occurred had Mr Dennis not been exceeding the applicable speed limit for the portion of roadway that he was travelling upon and driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of 0.261 g/100ml.
"This case is just one further example of the consequences that flow from an individual's decision to drive a motor vehicle whilst exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit of 0.05g of alcohol per 100ml of blood and exceeding the applicable speed limit."
Mr McKee noted the comments of the author of the toxicology report made into the extent which Mr Dennis's driving would have been impaired.
"It has been estimated that the relative risk of a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.180 g/100ml being involved in a crash is approximately 50 times that of a driver with nil blood alcohol," the report stated.
Mr McKee said Mr Dennis had been drinking with friends and colleagues that night prior to his death, and many attempts had been made by them to prevent him from driving.
In an affidavit, a colleague said Mr Dennis had been offered rides home, that he could sleep at the home the group was socialising, and that unsuccessful attempts had been made to take his keys.
"[A colleague] recalls that sometime between 2.30am and 2.45am Mr Dennis disappeared," Mr McKee said.
He was found dead, thrown from the car in the crash, by police less than half an hour later.
"This was yet another collision that exposed first responders, namely police officers and paramedics and a member of the public to another fatal collision," Mr McKee said.
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