Driving under influence of cannabis a factor in Midland Highway triple fatality, coroner finds

Updated May 16 2022 - 12:05pm, first published 11:30am
Coroner Simon Cooper found that a driver "overreacted" to an airborne solar panel which caused him to swerve into oncoming traffic.
Coroner Simon Cooper found that a driver "overreacted" to an airborne solar panel which caused him to swerve into oncoming traffic.

The influence of cannabis caused a driver to overreact to an airborne solar panel on the Midland Highway south of Ross before a horrific triple fatality, the coroner has found.

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