Registration code 07-24-9622520

Drunk driver's Volkswagen rolls over on the Joniškis–Linkaičiai–Staneliai–Gruzdžiai road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 23 May 2024, in the afternoon at around 15:00, in Joniškio district municipality, on the Joniškis–Linkaičiai–Staneliai–Gruzdžiai regional road (kilometre 20.60), a Volkswagen Golf rolled over. Two people were injured — the 31-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 44-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 31-year-old driver of the Volkswagen, who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (2.15‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. A 44-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen was drunk (2.13‰). According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). 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
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a right-hand bend
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 31 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Intoxicated2.15 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication
Not licensed to drive
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 44 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Intoxicated2.13 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication

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