A motorcyclist who died in a collision after drinking and taking cocaine was not wearing a helmet, an inquest has heard.
Trafford Quantrill-Stott’s decision-making was “impaired” due to the drink and drugs and “he stood very little chance of avoiding serious injury” due to his lack of protection.
The 21-year-old, of Scholemoor Lane in Bradford, was thrown from the stolen motorbike he was riding after clipping a traffic island at speed and losing control of the vehicle.
He collided with a parked car, causing him multiple injuries and died shortly afterwards.
Bradford Coroner’s Court heard how Mr Quantrill-Stott had been celebrating his mother’s 40th birthday, on May 10, 2019, the day he died.
The inquest heard that witnesses, including two officers in a nearby police vehicle, described how they spotted a man driving a motorbike without a helmet on Clayton Road at around 7pm.
He was driving above the 30mph speed limit and overtaking a line of traffic by moving on to the opposite side of the road.
He hit a traffic island, causing him to lose control of the bike, before sliding along the floor for some distance and hitting a stationary car.
Two passers-by, a nurse and a GP, were able to administer CPR until the paramedics arrived, with Mr Quantrill-Stott being pronounced dead at Leeds General Infirmary at 8.15pm.
A post-mortem examination by Dr Richard Knights outlined how Mr Quantrill-Stott had died as a result of multiple injuries, including fractures to the ribs, pelvis and hip, lung contusions, an aortic haemorrhage and brain trauma.
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