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Accidental Death Verdict From Barton Highway Crash
The coroner returned an accidental death verdict for Swanton who died from a base skull fracture after a car he drove overturned on the Barton Highway at Ginninderra on October 1. Witnesses including Iris Hope Grills and Milton Sebbens described the crash and road corrugations that may have caused the vehicle to strike another car as Swanton lost control. Nerida Swanton testified he was not a licensed driver and had refused driving lessons.
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Swanton
Barton Highway
Ginninderra
Iris Hope Grills
Yass
Grills
Milton Sebbens
Rawson Street
Deak
Nerida Eugenie Swanton
Paddington
Sydney