Registration code 07-21-9542142

Drunk Mercedes-Benz driver in crash with two other cars on the Kauno HE–Garliava road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
4
Participants
0
Injured
3
Killed

On Saturday, 23 January 2021, at night at 23:20, in Kauno district municipality, Ražiškių village, on the Kauno HE–Garliava national road (kilometre 7.97), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz E220, a Toyota Prius and an Audi A8. Three people died — the 23-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (was not wearing a seatbelt), the 33-year-old driver of the Toyota and a 44-year-old passenger of the Toyota. The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (3 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (2.35‰ blood alcohol). A 44-year-old passenger of the Toyota was drunk (3.02‰). 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 snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Killed
Intoxicated2.35 ‰
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Female, 33 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Killed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 44 y.

Killed
Intoxicated3.02 ‰

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