# Stepmother seeks compensation after witnessing stepson’s fatal motorbike crash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stepmum-watched-teen-die-when-he-crashed-his-motorbike-and-she-says-the-horror-wrecked-her-life-now-she-wants-the-state-to-pay-up-even-though-he-was-riding-recklessly/
- Published: 2026-11-15T08:00:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T08:12:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16283053/kasey-paynting-sues-tac-tyler-mcglashan-motorbike-crash-lockwood.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Stepmother Kasey Paynting is suing Victoria’s TAC.
- She says witnessing Tyler’s fatal crash caused lasting psychological harm.
- Tyler’s father has filed a separate claim over the same crash.

## Summary

Kasey Paynting has sued Victoria’s Transport Accident Commission (TAC), claiming that witnessing her 18-year-old stepson Tyler McGlashan die in a motorbike crash caused serious psychological harm and disrupted her work. The case is significant because it seeks compensation through the state accident insurer even though the claim says Tyler’s own negligent riding caused the crash.

Tyler died on 9 March 2022 after losing control of his motorbike and hitting a trailer near Lockwood, north of Bendigo. Paynting says she attended the scene, where emergency workers and others performed CPR for 35 minutes; she is seeking damages for lost earnings, reduced earning capacity and superannuation. Her husband, Tyler’s father, has filed a separate claim over the same crash, and her case is listed for a judge-alone trial in Bendigo.

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