Registration code 07-16-9425148

Drunk Opel Vectra driver in crash with Renault on Rimkų g., Klaipėda

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 28 March 2016, in the morning at 6:30, in Klaipėda, on Rimkų street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and a Renault Megane Scenic. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Opel (2 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed, fell asleep at the wheel and entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (1.51‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was dark, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.51 ‰Mild degree of intoxication
Other traffic rule violationsFailure to choose a safe speedFalling asleepEntering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 71 y. (exp. 54 y.)

Unharmed
Sober