Registration code 07-13-7520235

Drunk Rieju moped driver hits a cyclist on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

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

On Saturday, 11 May 2013, in the evening at 19:14, in Šiaulių district municipality, Meškių village, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) main road (kilometre 65.15), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a Rieju MRX registered in Sweden and a bicycle. Two people were injured — the 19-year-old driver of the Rieju (hospitalized) and a 49-year-old cyclist (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 19-year-old driver of the Rieju. He was drunk (0.55‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. A 49-year-old cyclist was drunk (2.23‰). 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Moped rider

Male, 19 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Intoxicated0.55 ‰Mild degree of intoxication
Citizenship LithuaniaNot licensed to drive
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Participants

Cyclist

Female, 49 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Intoxicated2.23 ‰
Citizenship Lithuania
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre