THE Chippenham motorcyclist who crashed on the A3102 Calne by-pass last May died after suffering multiple traumatic injuries after coming off his bike, an inquest in Salisbury heard today (Jan 27).

HM Assistant Coroner, Peter Hatvany recorded a verdict of death due to road traffic collision.

Elliot Simpson, 25, of Chippenham, suffered multiple traumatic injuries and considerable internal injuries when he came off his bike around 6am on May 19, 2015, on the approach to the Stickleback Road roundabout on the A3102.

The inquest heard how Mr Simpson, a warehouse worker, was nine times over the legal limit for cannabis at the time of his death and no other vehicles were involved.

Mr Simpson was travelling between 34 and 39mph on his Yamaha R6 motorbike, well below the 50mph speed limit on the bypass, but heavy braking on a slippery and wet road caused his front brake to lock.

Mr Hatvany said: “The evidence shows he was the soul author of his death, there were no other factors involved.

“He was going too fast for the conditions. After braking excessively, his front tyre lost grip and he was thrown from his motor vehicle and collided heavily with the lamppost on the roundabout.”

The inquest heard how there were no witnesses to the accident, but a number of people were at the scene before the emergency services.

An Army medical officer was one of the first on the scene and gave Mr Simpson CPR until the emergency services arrived.

Sergeant Scott Hill, of Wiltshire Police’s Triforce Collision Investigation Unit, told the inquest how Mr Simpson had been travelling along the A3102 and misjudged the distance to the roundabout.

As a result, he was forced to brake excessively which caused the front brake to lock and throw Mr Simpson from his motorbike, the court heard.

“Prior to the junction the motorbike had fall onto its off side and slid along the carriageway,” he said.

“The presence of drugs are a contributing factor in the cause of the collision,” he said.

Police reports concluded that the Yamaha bike was in a good road worthy condition prior to the incident and there were no other vehicles in the vicinity.

In a statement read out by the coroner, Elliot’s father, Alan Simpson, said: “He was a normal young man who got on well with family, he would go to the end of the earth for people and had a strong belief in fairness.”