Endocrinologist tells Victorian court of ‘rapid’ decline in William Swale’s glucose levels prior to crash
William Swale, a diabetic, was suffering a severe hypoglycaemic attack at the time of the crash that left five dead outside a Daylesford pub, his lawyer has told the Ballarat magistrates court.William Swale, a diabetic, was suffering a severe hypoglycaemic attack at the time of the crash that left five dead outside a Daylesford pub, his lawyer has told the Ballarat magistrates court.
Swale’s barrister, Dermot Dann KC, on Tuesday said the prosecution had “no case” as his client was suffering a severe hypoglycaemic attack and had no understanding of what he was doing.The endocrinologist Prof John Carter, who has helped create Australian guidelines on diabetes and driving, gave evidence on Tuesday about his report on the crash.
Neuroglycopenia is a shortage of glucose in the brain, usually due to hypoglycaemia, and the court heard Swale’s blood glucose levels dropped from 7.8 over two hours to 1.1 after the crash. At 5.42pm, about half an hour before the crash, Swale went to the winespeake cellar + deli across the roundabout from Royal Daylesford hotel, the court heard. However, Swale was turned away as the store was full.
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