Drunk, unlicensed Opel Signum driver runs off the road on the Papilė–Draginiai–Žarėnai–Dauginčiai road

On Saturday, 1 December 2018, in the evening at 17:34, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Papilė–Draginiai–Žarėnai–Dauginčiai regional road (kilometre 15.80), an Opel Signum ran off the road. One person was injured — the 29-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Opel, who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (1.44‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. 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 weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time

Saturday, 01/12/2018, 17:34

Type

Running off the road to the right on a straight section

LocationDisplayed by coordinates

Rajoniniai keliai Papilė–Draginiai–Žarėnai–Dauginčiai, 15.8 km, Šiaulių r. sav.

Recorded locationPolice data

Rajoniniai keliai Papilė–Draginiai–Žarėnai–Dauginčiai, 14.75 km, Šiaulių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 15.8 km rather than the recorded 14.75 km, so the location by the coordinates is taken as the true one.