Registration code 07-17-9457946

Drunk Volkswagen driver in crash with Opel on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai road

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 6 October 2017, in the afternoon at 15:15, in Kauno district municipality, on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) main road (kilometre 5.85), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel Corsa. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 58-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (35 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (1.82‰ 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 raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Side collision
Location
90

Weather

Rain

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 35 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.82 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 49 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober