Registration code 07-16-9424495

Drunk Opel Astra driver hits an obstacle on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

At-fault driver drunk
1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 14 March 2016, in the evening at 20:50, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 16.50), an Opel Astra hit an obstacle. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 55-year-old driver of the Opel (27 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (2.90‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an obstacle
Hitting an obstacle on the carriageway
Location
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 55 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.90 ‰Severe degree of intoxication
Failure to choose a safe speed

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