Registration code 07-17-9452478

Drunk Renault Megane driver and Renault truck crash on the Šiauliai–Palanga road

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

On Monday, 3 July 2017, at night at 4:29, in Telšių district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 61.40), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Renault Megane, a Renault Premium 440.19 and a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t. One person died — the 23-year-old driver of the Renault Megane. The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Renault Megane (4 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (0.92‰ blood alcohol). According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). 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
Magistraliniai keliai Šiauliai–Palanga, 61.4 km, Telšių r. sav.
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Killed
Intoxicated0.92 ‰Mild degree of intoxication
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Male, 55 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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