Registration code 07-14-8984609
Drunk Opel driver and two other cars crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road
On Sunday, 21 December 2014, at night at 0:29, in Plungės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 63.50), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra, an Opel Zafira and an Audi A4 Avant. Three people died — the 46-year-old driver of the Opel Astra, a 44-year-old passenger of the Opel Astra and a 50-year-old passenger of the Opel Astra. Three people were injured — the 35-year-old driver of the Opel Zafira (hospitalized), a 40-year-old passenger of the Opel Zafira (hospitalized) and a 37-year-old passenger of the Opel Astra (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 46-year-old driver of the Opel Astra (28 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (1.89‰ blood alcohol). A 50-year-old passenger of the Opel Astra was drunk (2.96‰). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, it was overcast, there was freezing rain, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
- Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 63.5 km, Plungės r. sav.
- Contributing factor
- Slippery road
Weather
Snow, hail
OvercastFreezing rain
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 46 y. (exp. 28 y.)
Passenger
Male, 44 y.
Passenger
Male, 37 y.
Passenger
Male, 50 y.
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 22 y.
Car driver
Male, 23 y. (exp. 5 y.)
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 35 y. (exp. 18 y.)
Passenger
Male, 40 y.
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Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, between km 61–66
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