Registration code 07-16-9438312

Drunk cyclist in crash with Mercedes-Benz at Šaulių g. and Priestočio g., Klaipėda

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 31 October 2016, in the evening at 17:12, in Klaipėda, on Šaulių street, at the junction with Priestočio street, a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a bicycle and a Mercedes-Benz E 220 CDI. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by a 56-year-old cyclist, who failed to keep a safe distance. He was drunk (2.80‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Cyclist

Male, 56 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.80 ‰Severe degree of intoxication
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 33 y. (exp. 14 y.)

Unharmed
Sober