Registration code 07-15-9138971

Citroen C8 hits a pedestrian at Žemaitės g. and Birutės g., Šiauliai

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 13 March 2015, in the evening at 22:30, in Šiauliai, on Žemaitės street, at the junction with Birutės street, a Citroen C8 hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person was injured — a 52-year-old pedestrian (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 74-year-old driver of the Citroen (a citizen of Netherlands) (25 years of driving experience), who failed to fulfil pedestrian duties. The driver was sober. A 52-year-old pedestrian was drunk (3.17‰). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was lit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Pedestrian past an intersection while a vehicle turns left
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting on

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 74 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Netherlands
Failure to fulfil pedestrian duties

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Other participants

Pedestrian

Female, 52 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Intoxicated3.17 ‰Severe degree of intoxication
Citizenship Lithuania