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A homeowner was warned about a large tree on her property that fell and killed a South Australian primary school teacher while she was driving her daughter home on Mount Baker Rd, an inquest has heard. The South Australian coroner has heard the death of Judith Ditter in November 2020 was a result of “terrible timing” but may have been preventable. Ditter was driving with her 26-year-old daughter when a massive branch of the eastern cottonwood tree fell onto their car.
“ a number of opportunities for the tree to be inspected … the damage and weaknesses would have been identified and the tree made safe,” Kirby said. “There was a systematic failure to properly monitor and assess the tree.” The tree was located on Kerrie Haynes’ property which she purchased 11 months before the fatality. She told the court she contacted an arborist to look at the tree some time after she bought the home.
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