Registration code 07-24-9614158

Drunk Volvo XC90 driver in crash with Opel on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

At-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 12 January 2024, in the afternoon at 15:10, in Elektrėnų municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 43.60), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo XC90 and an Opel Vectra. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 46-year-old driver of the Volvo (24 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He was drunk (0.82‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident there was a blizzard, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 120 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
120

Weather

Blizzard

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 46 y. (exp. 24 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated0.82 ‰
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober