Inquest hears motorcyclist who died in collision wasn't wearing a helmet

Friday, 28 February 2020 07:00

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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