Registration code 07-17-9447026

Drunk, unlicensed Opel driver and Seat crash on the Tirkšliai–Žemalė–Račiai road

At-fault driver drunk
4
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 28 March 2017, in the evening at 20:47, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Tirkšliai–Žemalė–Račiai regional road (kilometre 4.02), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and a Seat Ibiza. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 31-year-old driver of the Opel, who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (1.28‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. A 23-year-old passenger of the Opel was drunk (1.56‰). A 21-year-old passenger of the Opel was drunk (2.96‰). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 31 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.28 ‰
Not licensed to drive
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Passenger

Male, 23 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.56 ‰
Possibly at fault

Passenger

Male, 21 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.96 ‰

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 57 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober