Registration code 07-23-9596205

Drunk Volvo driver in crash with Volkswagen at Šilutės pl. and Jūrininkų pr., Klaipėda

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 1 May 2023, in the morning at 7:50, in Klaipėda, on Šilutės pl., at the junction with Jūrininkų pr., a collision while turning right occurred. The collision involved a Volvo XC60 and a Volkswagen Golf. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Volvo (37 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He was drunk (2.46‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision while turning right
Collision with a vehicle coming from the right
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 37 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.46 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober