Registration code 07-19-9493161

Drunk, hit-and-run Citroen C5 driver and Volkswagen crash on Klaipėdos street, Šilutė

At-fault driver fled the sceneAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 25 February 2019, in the evening at 19:48, in Šilutės district municipality, on Klaipėdos street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Citroen C5 and a Volkswagen Passat. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 56-year-old driver of the Citroen (23 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (1.48‰ blood alcohol) and fled the scene. 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 wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Monday, 25/02/2019, 19:48
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Šilutė, Klaipėdos str. Rajoniniai keliai Traksėdžiai–Šilutė, 2.34 km, Šilutės r. sav.
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.48 ‰Mild degree of intoxication
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Male, 73 y. (exp. 35 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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