Charles Pierson

PFD Report Partially Responded Ref: 2014-0336
Date of Report 6 August 2014
Coroner ARW Forrest
Coroner Area South Leicestershire
Response Deadline ✓ from report 9 October 2014
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
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Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)
The deceased was able to meet the vision standard set for drivers by the DVLA according to a practitioner registered with the General Optical Council, but DVLA staff indicated this was not the case, and the deceased was not informed to notify DVLA of the findings.
View full coroner's concerns
A practitioner registered with the General Optical Council gave a statement to the effect that the deceased, when subject to an eye examination was able to meet the vision standard set for drivers by the DVLA. A review of his documented findings by DVLA staff indicated that was not the case. The DVLA opinion is that the deceased should have been informed by his optician to inform DVLA of the findings. This was not done and as a result the deceased continued to drive without a review of his vision defects by the DVLA. I should tell you that there is no evidence that his vision defects contributed to the collision that led to his death.
Responses
General Optical Council Other
Response received (text not yet extracted)
Sent To
  • Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
  • General Optical Council
Response Status
Linked responses 1 of 2
56-Day Deadline 9 Oct 2014
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Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
On 15th January 2014 I commenced an investigation into the death of Charles Albert William Pierson, age 84 years. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 6TH August 2014. The conclusion of the inquest was ACCIDENT.
Circumstances of the Death
On 24th December 2013 at about 11.30am Mr Pierson and his wife arrived at the car park at Tesco's store at Northgate, Sleaford. left the vehicle to collect a trolley. As Mr Pierson reversed into a disabled driving space an incident occurred in which he collided with a bollard and knocked over. He then accelerated forward and collided with a kerb, then a lamp post. His seat belt was fitted with a clip that inhibited its proper operation. This meant that his seat belt did not prevent him from being thrown forward and sustaining the fractured sternum that led to his death.

Tel: 01522 553374 Fax: 01522 516717 Email: HMCoroner_Southlincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk

ARW Forrest LLM, FRCP, FRCPath GMC Number: 1333523 Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for South Lincolnshire
Copies Sent To
2. Inspector Heads DVLA Tel: 01522 553374 Fax: 01522 516717 Email: HMCoroner_Southlincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk AR W. Forrest LLM, FRCP, FRCPath GMC Number: 1333523 Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for South Lincolnshire
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