07-17-9442636

On Wednesday, 4 January 2017, in the evening at 17:43, in Klaipėda, on Taikos pr., at the junction with Kauno street, a collision with a stationary vehicle occurred. The collision involved a Mazda 323, a Renault Laguna, a Lexus, a Honda Accord Tourer and an Audi 8D, Audi A4, -S4. One person was injured — the 20-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 41-year-old driver of the Mazda (18 years of driving experience), who committed other traffic rule violations, failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (1.38‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was twilight, there was a blizzard, it was snowing, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / TimeWednesday, 04/01/2017, 17:43

Type

Collision with a stationary vehicle

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

LocationKlaipėda, Taikos pr. Kauno, Klaipėdos m. sav.

Contributing factor

Slippery road