Registration code

07-15-9411141

At-fault driver drunk
3
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 10 August 2015, in the afternoon at 16:09, in Šilutės district municipality, on Tilžės street near No. 2, a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Ford Mondeo, an Audi A4 and a Volkswagen Tiguan. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Ford (25 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules, failed to give way when crossing an intersection and entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (2.55‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
50
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
IntoxicatedSevere degree of intoxication2.55 ‰
Violation of overtaking rulesFailure to give way when crossing an intersectionEntering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Female, 49 y. (exp. 16 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 9 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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