Registration code

07-16-9441009

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 9 December 2016, in the evening at 17:31, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on Dariaus ir Girėno street, at the junction with Melioratorių street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved an Opel Zafira and a Volkswagen Touareg. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Opel (21 years of driving experience), who committed other traffic rule violations, failed to keep a safe distance and entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (1.77‰ blood alcohol). According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). 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
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
IntoxicatedModerate degree of intoxication1.77 ‰
Other traffic rule violationsFailure to keep a safe distanceEntering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Female, 34 y. (exp. 9 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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