Accidents 2002

ACCIDENTS 2002
SUBJECT COLOUR CODE: Red, Dangerous; Orange, Hazard; Green, good; Black, completed

DATE No SUBJECT LOCATION AGENCY PROBLEM ACTION

28/11/2002 - Cyclist Captain Cook Highway - south of Kewarra Beach roundabout Cairns Post 29/11/2002 16 yr old cyclist fighting for his life - struck by a van - walking his bicycle across across the road about 4.30 pm Boy taken to Cairns Base Hospital with serious injuries - Police and Main Roads will investigate - many people cross the highway
21/10/2002 - Cyclist CCC Loridan Drive Park Community BMX Facility Brinsmead Cairns Post 22/10/2002 20 yr old cyclist died after falling from a bicycle and striking his head about 6pm Inspection - assessment - remedial repairs - open unsupervised BMX facility for people over 8 yrs - emergencies ring 000 nearest phone 250 metres
28/11/2000 - Motorist railway crossing Greenslopes St Cairns Post 19/9/2002 motorist hit by goods train on crossing jaws of life used to cut woman from her car - vegetaion had inhibited her view of the train and red warning lights - this crossing is not listed for improvements along with other crossings in a $17 million programme for Queensland
17/9/2002 - Cyclist corner Kenny St - Draper St Cairns Post 18/9/2002 cyclist collided with truck about 8am Man, 40s, in hospital - surgery on hip and facial injuries - bicycle badly damaged
12/8/2002 - Cyclist Lake St, City Cairns Post 13/8/2002 cyclist knocked over by vehicle at 5.30pm -
12/8/2002 - Cyclist Edmonton Cairns Post 13/8/2002 boy, 8, hit by bus Unhurt
12/8/2002 - Cyclist corner, Grafton St and Aplin St Cairns Post 13/8/2002 person knocked from bike about 11am Taken to Cairns Base Hospital
6/8/2002 - Cyclist Lyons St TV News cyclist - mountain bike - busy road from Mulgrave Rd to Southern Access Rd. Taken away in ambulance
1/8/2002 - Cyclist Captain Cook Highway Cairns Post 2/8/2002 ? HIT AND RUN - Triathlete fell on Deep Creek bridge, Kewarra Beach - 11 am Taken to Hospital - severe facial injuries - Police are eager to speak to female driver of red Toyota Landcruiser who brought the accident to the attention of the cyclist's riding partners
27/7/2002 - Runner Bruce Hwy near Forest Gardens Cairns Post 17/8/2002 Marathon runner hit by cyclist with no lights on bicycle Severe facial and chest injuries - enforcement of rules on cyclists required
24/5/2002 - Cyclist Alfred St Cairns Post 25/5/2002 Teenage girl struck by a car about 6.30 pm, Raintrees Shopping Centre Taken to Cairns Base Hospital - condition unknown
23/5/2002 - Cyclist path next to traffic calming DeJarlais St Cairns Post 30/5/2002 No one stopped to help - about 8.10 am 11 yr old girl fell of bike broken arm - broken finger - grazes on legs and arms - facial bleeding - rode 2 kms to friends house - surgery to arm and dental surgery
-/4/2002 - Cyclist bike lane - roundabout - Pease St and Anderson St Cyclist 1/11/02 Cyclist rode into vehicle at exit - could see no vehicle in centre lane at time of crossing the exit - poor visability through centre of dual lane roundabout - motorists drive too fast in roundabouts elbow injury - ongoing head aches - motorist not charged
31/3/2002 - Cyclist Luxford Rd, near Mt Druitt in Sydney's west Cairns Post 1/4/2002 Fatal accident, 45 yr old cyclist crashed into a telegraph pole after mounting kerb at high speed about 5.30 pm - Lethbridge Park man suffered massive head injuries -
25/3/2002 - Cyclist and motor cyclist Ipswich Motorway TV news Fatal accident, motor cyclist - Injuries, cyclist -
27/2/2002 - Pedestrian Cairns Esplanade front of McDonalds Cairns Post 28/2/2002 A male in his late 30s was hit by a car at 7.25 pm Extent of his injuries were not known - Police are investigating
27/2/2002 - Pedestrian Cnr Anderson St and Pease St Cairns Post 28/2/2002 A 10 yrs old boy was hit by a car about 5 pm and suffered a leg injury Boy taken to Cairns Base Hospital - Police are investigating
27/2/2002 - Pedestrian Lois St Mooroobool Cairns Post 28/2/2002 A two year old boy was hit by a car about 5.30 pm Child taken to Cairns Base Hospital - Police are investigating
14/2/2002 - Cyclist Cnr Spence St and Grafton St Cairns Post 15/2/2002 A woman was knocked off her bicycle about 7.15 pm - collided with a car Woman taken to hospital by ambulance
12/1/2002 - Cyclists Gold Coast Cairns Post 14/1/2002 HIT AND RUN - A triathlete 24 yrs was knocked off his bike by a woman in a stolen car about 6 am suffering severe head injuries, he died the next day - another triathlete was knocked down and suffered a damaged vertebrae and is expected to fully recover The female driver 41 yrs who left the scene and later abandoned the car at a shopping centre made contact with police today and they were seeking to interview her - 15/1/2002 driver charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving and other offences - set to face court on 29/1/2002 - sentenced to 2 yrs 4 months jail August 2002 - court will decide in the next week whether to increase sentence to 4-5 years jail 16/11/02 - WIN TV news sentence has been doubled to 5 years with at least 3 years in jail 19/11/02 - Cairns Post 14/1/03 driver plans to appeal against the doubling of her prison sentence in the High Court - Cairns Post 30/7/03 driver serving 6 1/2 year jail sentence - further charges for possessing a dangerous drug on 2/4/01 to serve 14 days concurrently - unlawful posession of a motor vehicle and pleaded not guilty

MOTORISTS
Roads are for everyone to use safely. That is why we have road rules and the "fatal 4", drinking, staying awake, speeding, seat belt, is the strategy to maximise enforcement. Drivers and riders also need to travel according to the conditions of the road. This is the 5th element. Our roads could have safer conditions such as road shoulders. Narrow highways with no shoulders, close to embankments and drop-offs, allow no room for error by fast cars, large buses and semi-trailers. Roads that are dangerous for motorists are extremely dangerous for cyclists.

SUBJECT COLOUR CODE: Red, Dangerous; Orange, Hazard; Green, good; Black, completed

DATE No SUBJECT LOCATION AGENCY PROBLEM CONDITION

16/11/2002 8 19 yr old man Serious accident near Mt Molloy, north of Mareeba Cairns Post 18/11/2002 All 4 occupants were injured - single vehicle roll over about 3.30 pm on Wetherby Rd Police, Ambulance and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service - two most serious were taken to hospital - driver charged with drink driving, failing to drive with due care and attention and two firearms offences
15/11/2002 7 motorists near Tully High School Cairns Post 18/11/2002 hooning Police impounded 6 vehicles under new hooning laws
12/4/2002 6 25 yr old japanese plus 5 motorists Head on collision Capt Cook Hwy at Craiglie between Old Port Rd and Port Douglas Rd about 3 pm Cairns Post 17/4/2002 One person in a Brisbane hospital and 5 people injured Police are asking for witnesses or anyone who might have seen a red Toyota Corolla sedan - Contact Sgt Symonds Cairns Police ph 4030 7000
12/4/2002 5 two women motorists Two car accident in Greenslopes St between Mayers St and McNamara St Cairns Post 13/4/2002 The cars collided about 9.15pm blocking the road Women taken to Cairns Base Hospital
4/4/2002 4 Motorist Corner Carnation Dr - Balaclava Rd Cairns Post 5/4/2002 Vehicle crashed into a tree - car door pinned shut - at 12.45 pm Driver was taken to Cairns Base Hospital
27/3/2002 3 Motor cyclist Kennedy Hwy - Brinsmead Kamerunga Rd Cairns Post 27/3/2002 Wheel of a bus came loose colliding with the motor cycle at 6.55 pm Rider sustained minor injuries
26/3/2002 2 Two men - 20 yrs and 26 yrs Captain Cook Hwy - Yorkeys Knob roundabout Cairns Post 27/3/2002 Car burst into flames and overturned, three vehicles, just after 7 pm Men transported to Cairns Base Hospital - roundabout will be improved with federal Black Spot funding
24/3/2002 1 Two children Captain Cook Hwy - south of Ellis Beach Cairns Post 26/3/2002 Children suffered minor injuries and taken to hospital - car accident about 9 am Narrow highway - no road shoulders - 80 kmh speed limit

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DATE	No	SUBJECT	LOCATION	AGENCY	PROBLEM	ACTION
28/11/2002	-	Cyclist	Captain Cook Highway - south of Kewarra Beach roundabout	Cairns Post 29/11/2002	16 yr old cyclist fighting for his life - struck by a van - walking his bicycle across across the road about 4.30 pm	Boy taken to Cairns Base Hospital with serious injuries - Police and Main Roads will investigate - many people cross the highway
21/10/2002	-	Cyclist	CCC Loridan Drive Park Community BMX Facility Brinsmead	Cairns Post 22/10/2002	20 yr old cyclist died after falling from a bicycle and striking his head about 6pm	Inspection - assessment - remedial repairs - open unsupervised BMX facility for people over 8 yrs - emergencies ring 000 nearest phone 250 metres
28/11/2000	-	Motorist	railway crossing Greenslopes St	Cairns Post 19/9/2002	motorist hit by goods train on crossing	jaws of life used to cut woman from her car - vegetaion had inhibited her view of the train and red warning lights - this crossing is not listed for improvements along with other crossings in a $17 million programme for Queensland
17/9/2002	-	Cyclist	corner Kenny St - Draper St	Cairns Post 18/9/2002	cyclist collided with truck about 8am	Man, 40s, in hospital - surgery on hip and facial injuries - bicycle badly damaged
12/8/2002	-	Cyclist	Lake St, City	Cairns Post 13/8/2002	cyclist knocked over by vehicle at 5.30pm	-
12/8/2002	-	Cyclist	Edmonton	Cairns Post 13/8/2002	boy, 8, hit by bus	Unhurt
12/8/2002	-	Cyclist	corner, Grafton St and Aplin St	Cairns Post 13/8/2002	person knocked from bike about 11am	Taken to Cairns Base Hospital
6/8/2002	-	Cyclist	Lyons St	TV News	cyclist - mountain bike - busy road from Mulgrave Rd to Southern Access Rd.	Taken away in ambulance
1/8/2002	-	Cyclist	Captain Cook Highway	Cairns Post 2/8/2002	? HIT AND RUN - Triathlete fell on Deep Creek bridge, Kewarra Beach - 11 am	Taken to Hospital - severe facial injuries - Police are eager to speak to female driver of red Toyota Landcruiser who brought the accident to the attention of the cyclist's riding partners
27/7/2002	-	Runner	Bruce Hwy near Forest Gardens	Cairns Post 17/8/2002	Marathon runner hit by cyclist with no lights on bicycle	Severe facial and chest injuries - enforcement of rules on cyclists required
24/5/2002	-	Cyclist	Alfred St	Cairns Post 25/5/2002	Teenage girl struck by a car about 6.30 pm, Raintrees Shopping Centre	Taken to Cairns Base Hospital - condition unknown
23/5/2002	-	Cyclist	path next to traffic calming DeJarlais St	Cairns Post 30/5/2002	No one stopped to help - about 8.10 am 11 yr old girl fell of bike	broken arm - broken finger - grazes on legs and arms - facial bleeding - rode 2 kms to friends house - surgery to arm and dental surgery
-/4/2002	-	Cyclist	bike lane - roundabout - Pease St and Anderson St	Cyclist 1/11/02	Cyclist rode into vehicle at exit - could see no vehicle in centre lane at time of crossing the exit - poor visability through centre of dual lane roundabout - motorists drive too fast in roundabouts	elbow injury - ongoing head aches - motorist not charged
31/3/2002	-	Cyclist	Luxford Rd, near Mt Druitt in Sydney's west	Cairns Post 1/4/2002	Fatal accident, 45 yr old cyclist crashed into a telegraph pole after mounting kerb at high speed about 5.30 pm - Lethbridge Park man suffered massive head injuries	-
25/3/2002	-	Cyclist and motor cyclist	Ipswich Motorway	TV news	Fatal accident, motor cyclist - Injuries, cyclist	-
27/2/2002	-	Pedestrian	Cairns Esplanade front of McDonalds	Cairns Post 28/2/2002	A male in his late 30s was hit by a car at 7.25 pm	Extent of his injuries were not known - Police are investigating
27/2/2002	-	Pedestrian	Cnr Anderson St and Pease St	Cairns Post 28/2/2002	A 10 yrs old boy was hit by a car about 5 pm and suffered a leg injury	Boy taken to Cairns Base Hospital - Police are investigating
27/2/2002	-	Pedestrian	Lois St Mooroobool	Cairns Post 28/2/2002	A two year old boy was hit by a car about 5.30 pm	Child taken to Cairns Base Hospital - Police are investigating
14/2/2002	-	Cyclist	Cnr Spence St and Grafton St	Cairns Post 15/2/2002	A woman was knocked off her bicycle about 7.15 pm - collided with a car	Woman taken to hospital by ambulance
12/1/2002	-	Cyclists	Gold Coast	Cairns Post 14/1/2002	HIT AND RUN - A triathlete 24 yrs was knocked off his bike by a woman in a stolen car about 6 am suffering severe head injuries, he died the next day - another triathlete was knocked down and suffered a damaged vertebrae and is expected to fully recover	The female driver 41 yrs who left the scene and later abandoned the car at a shopping centre made contact with police today and they were seeking to interview her - 15/1/2002 driver charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving and other offences - set to face court on 29/1/2002 - sentenced to 2 yrs 4 months jail August 2002 - court will decide in the next week whether to increase sentence to 4-5 years jail 16/11/02 - WIN TV news sentence has been doubled to 5 years with at least 3 years in jail 19/11/02 - Cairns Post 14/1/03 driver plans to appeal against the doubling of her prison sentence in the High Court - Cairns Post 30/7/03 driver serving 6 1/2 year jail sentence - further charges for possessing a dangerous drug on 2/4/01 to serve 14 days concurrently - unlawful posession of a motor vehicle and pleaded not guilty

DATE	No	SUBJECT	LOCATION	AGENCY	PROBLEM	CONDITION
16/11/2002	8	19 yr old man	Serious accident near Mt Molloy, north of Mareeba	Cairns Post 18/11/2002	All 4 occupants were injured - single vehicle roll over about 3.30 pm on Wetherby Rd	Police, Ambulance and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service - two most serious were taken to hospital - driver charged with drink driving, failing to drive with due care and attention and two firearms offences
15/11/2002	7	motorists	near Tully High School	Cairns Post 18/11/2002	hooning	Police impounded 6 vehicles under new hooning laws
12/4/2002	6	25 yr old japanese plus 5 motorists	Head on collision Capt Cook Hwy at Craiglie between Old Port Rd and Port Douglas Rd about 3 pm	Cairns Post 17/4/2002	One person in a Brisbane hospital and 5 people injured	Police are asking for witnesses or anyone who might have seen a red Toyota Corolla sedan - Contact Sgt Symonds Cairns Police ph 4030 7000
12/4/2002	5	two women motorists	Two car accident in Greenslopes St between Mayers St and McNamara St	Cairns Post 13/4/2002	The cars collided about 9.15pm blocking the road	Women taken to Cairns Base Hospital
4/4/2002	4	Motorist	Corner Carnation Dr - Balaclava Rd	Cairns Post 5/4/2002	Vehicle crashed into a tree - car door pinned shut - at 12.45 pm	Driver was taken to Cairns Base Hospital
27/3/2002	3	Motor cyclist	Kennedy Hwy - Brinsmead Kamerunga Rd	Cairns Post 27/3/2002	Wheel of a bus came loose colliding with the motor cycle at 6.55 pm	Rider sustained minor injuries
26/3/2002	2	Two men - 20 yrs and 26 yrs	Captain Cook Hwy - Yorkeys Knob roundabout	Cairns Post 27/3/2002	Car burst into flames and overturned, three vehicles, just after 7 pm	Men transported to Cairns Base Hospital - roundabout will be improved with federal Black Spot funding
24/3/2002	1	Two children	Captain Cook Hwy - south of Ellis Beach	Cairns Post 26/3/2002	Children suffered minor injuries and taken to hospital - car accident about 9 am	Narrow highway - no road shoulders - 80 kmh speed limit