Registration code

07-24-9628953

Injury accidentAt-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 31 August 2024, at night at 4:40, in Kretingos district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 117.70), a Mercedes-Benz hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person died — a 19-year-old pedestrian. The accident was caused by the 58-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (40 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He fled the scene. The driver was sober. A 19-year-old pedestrian was drunk. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged0

Participants

Possibly at faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 40 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Other participants

Pedestrian

Male, 19 y.

Killed
IntoxicatedMild degree of intoxication
Type natural person

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