'A wonderful future ahead of him': Coronial report into four-year-old's death calls for tougher health screening for truck drivers

The final coronial report into the death of four-year-old Blake Corney has recommended tougher health screening for truck drivers, and incentives for autonomous emergency braking and fatigue sensor systems to be placed in trucks.The truck driver who hit them had been referred to a sleep laboratory, with suspected sleep apnoea at least twice in the years before the crash

Blake Corney died of catastrophic head injuries when a truck ploughed into his family's car as they waited at the lights on the Monaro Highway in July 2018.Akis Livas, pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death, and was sentenced to more than three years in jailA key issue that arose from Livas's case was the fact he had been referred to a sleep laboratory, with suspected sleep apnoea at least twice in the years before the crash, but had not followed up the referrals.

Coroner Walker has urged the ACT government to introduce incentives for truck owners to install the systems, which are widely used overseas.She also noted that the company which had employed Livas had begun replacing its trucks to include anti-collision technology.Blake Corney's parents, Andrew Corney and Camille Jagot, are pleading with local politicians to take on the coroner's recommendations.

"My son Blake may not have died that horrific day if heavy vehicles had currently available safety features or if there had been better information sharing of medical records for heavy vehicle licence holders," she said."The next time you order landscape supplies or any supplies that require the use of a heavy vehicle, ask if the supplier's trucks include autonomous emergency braking," she said.

A doctor WOULD say that AFTER the accident!

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