Hit-and-run, unlicensed driver's Volkswagen Vento rolls over on the Eigirdžiai–Mitkaičiai–Pievėnai–Tirkšliai road

On Saturday, 10 June 2017, at night at 4:54, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Eigirdžiai–Mitkaičiai–Pievėnai–Tirkšliai regional road (kilometre 28.80), a Volkswagen Vento rolled over. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 19-year-old driver of the Volkswagen, who failed to choose a safe speed. He had no driving licence and fled the scene. The driver was sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time

Saturday, 10/06/2017, 04:54

Type

Rollover

Running off the road to the right on a straight section

LocationDisplayed by coordinates

Rajoniniai keliai Eigirdžiai–Mitkaičiai–Pievėnai–Tirkšliai, 28.8 km, Mažeikių r. sav.

Recorded locationPolice data

Rajoniniai keliai Eigirdžiai–Mitkaičiai–Pievėnai–Tirkšliai, 25.4 km, Mažeikių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 28.8 km rather than the recorded 25.4 km, so the location by the coordinates is taken as the true one.