Registration code 07-16-9425102

Drunk, unlicensed Volvo driver hits an obstacle on the Smilgiai–Pakruojis road

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 26 March 2016, in the evening at 20:14, in Pakruojo district municipality, on the Smilgiai–Pakruojis national road (kilometre 7.60), a Volvo V40 hit an obstacle. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Volvo, who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (1.37‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. A 42-year-old passenger of the Volvo was drunk (1.27‰). The Volvo had recorded faults (ratų). 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an obstacle
Running off the road to the left on a straight section
Location
Contributing factor
Insufficient road or street lighting
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 50 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.37 ‰Mild degree of intoxication
Not licensed to drive
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 42 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.27 ‰Mild degree of intoxication

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