Registration code 07-17-9444065

Drunk Volkswagen driver in crash with Nissan on the Kaunas–Prienai–Alytus road

At-fault driver drunk
3
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 29 January 2017, in the evening at 18:10, in Alytaus district municipality, on the Kaunas–Prienai–Alytus national road (kilometre 53.75), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Nissan Micra. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (21 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (2.79‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.79 ‰
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Passenger

Male, 37 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Female, 33 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Unharmed
Sober