Registration code

07-21-9541708

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed
Killed children: 1

On Sunday, 17 January 2021, at night at 0:40, in Tauragės district municipality, on the Tauragė–Žygaičiai–Vainutas national road (kilometre 7.75), an Audi A6 hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person died — a 16-year-old pedestrian. The accident was caused by a 16-year-old pedestrian, who was lying on the carriageway. He was drunk (2.45‰ blood alcohol). The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 20 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Other participants

At fault

Pedestrian

Male, 16 y.

Killed
IntoxicatedModerate degree of intoxication2.45 ‰
Lying on the carriageway

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