Registration code 07-17-9453305

Drunk Volkswagen driver in crash with two other vehicles on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver fled the sceneAt-fault driver drunk
6
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Monday, 17 July 2017, in the evening at 17:47, in Pagėgių municipality, Lumpėnų village, on Rambyno street near No. 1, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat, a Volkswagen Passat and a KTM. One person died — the 35-year-old driver of the KTM. The accident was caused by the 36-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Passat (less than a year of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He was drunk (1.30‰ blood alcohol) and fled the scene. A 54-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen Passat was drunk (0.12‰). A 45-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen Passat was drunk (1.38‰). A 46-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen Passat was drunk (2.75‰). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants6Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

Possibly at faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 36 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.30 ‰Mild degree of intoxication
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Male, 54 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated0.12 ‰Negligible degree of intoxication

Passenger

Male, 45 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.38 ‰Mild degree of intoxication

Passenger

Male, 46 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.75 ‰Severe degree of intoxication

Participants

Car driver

Female, 22 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Motorcyclist

Male, 35 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Killed
Sober

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