Registration code

07-16-9425770

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 9 April 2016, in the evening at 17:40, in Palangos city municipality, on the Klaipėda–Liepoja main road (kilometre 35.20), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Caddy and a Chrysler Pacifica. One person was injured — the 45-year-old driver of the Chrysler (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 37-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (18 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. She was drunk (1.88‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 37 y. (exp. 18 y.)

Unharmed
IntoxicatedModerate degree of intoxication1.88 ‰
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 27 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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