Registration code 07-13-8081152

Drunk driver's Volkswagen Passat rolls over on the Vilnius–Šumskas road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
4
Participants
3
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 26 December 2013, in the evening at 22:10, in Vilniaus district municipality, on the Vilnius–Šumskas national road (kilometre 31), a Volkswagen Passat rolled over. One person died — a 42-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (was not wearing a seatbelt). Three people were injured — the 45-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 35-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 35-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 45-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (10 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (2.47‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a left-hand bend
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Intoxicated2.47 ‰
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 35 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Female, 35 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 42 y.

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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