Registration code 07-13-7576662

Drunk Renault driver and VIS crash on the Joniškis–Žagarė–Naujoji Akmenė road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunkAt-fault driver refused test
5
Participants
4
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 5 June 2013, in the afternoon at 13:17, in Joniškio district municipality, on the Joniškis–Žagarė–Naujoji Akmenė national road (kilometre 21.96), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Renault Espace and a VIS 23461. Four people were injured — a 51-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient), the 53-year-old driver of the VIS (treated as an outpatient), a 57-year-old passenger of the VIS (treated as an outpatient) and a 10-year-old passenger of the Renault (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 56-year-old driver of the Renault (less than a year of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk. A 51-year-old passenger of the Renault was drunk (1.69‰). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Contributing factor
Other
90

Weather

Clear

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Unharmed
IntoxicatedSevere degree of intoxication
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 51 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Intoxicated1.69 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Female, 10 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 53 y. (exp. 29 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 57 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
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