Registration code 07-13-8052320

Hit-and-run Opel Astra driver runs off the road on the Užventis–Tryškiai–Viekšniai road

At-fault driver fled the scene
1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 14 December 2013, at night at 23:37, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Užventis–Tryškiai–Viekšniai national road (kilometre 4.49), an Opel Astra ran off the road. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Opel (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He fled the scene. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
Krašto keliai Užventis–Tryškiai–Viekšniai, 4.49 km, Kelmės r. sav.
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

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