Registration code

07-17-9450624

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 1 June 2017, in the afternoon at 12:15, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 226), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel Zafira. One person was injured — the 54-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Volkswagen, who violated overtaking rules and failed to keep a safe distance. He was drunk (2.18‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y.

Unharmed
IntoxicatedModerate degree of intoxication2.18 ‰
Not licensed to drive
Violation of overtaking rulesFailure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Female, 54 y. (exp. 30 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

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