TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

$900m cost of crash claims

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Original article by Gabrielle Knowles, Alex Massey
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 27-Oct-14

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia’s deputy CEO Lew Watts notes that cyclists, motorbike riders and pedestrians accounted for about 16 per cent of claims made under its compulsory third party polices in the last four years. These payouts exceeded $A900m over the period, and Lew adds that 35 per cent of claims made for catastrophic injuries were by "vulnerable"
road users. The average cost of each claim was $A5.9m

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INSURANCE COMMISSION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF ROAD SAFETY, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLICE SERVICE

$7m payout for callous hit-run

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Original article by Amanda Banks, Tim Clarke
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 20-Aug-14

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has awarded $A7.2m in compensation to a 21-year-old man who suffered permanent brain damage in a hit-and-run incident in February 2011. Ned Mather sued the driver of the car, Jay Libri, after the latter deliberately drove his car into a group of teenagers at a birthday party. Libri was subsequently jailed for dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm

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SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INSURANCE COMMISSION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SLATER AND GORDON LIMITED – ASX SGH, DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA