Registration code 07-15-9409470

Drunk driver's Volkswagen Golf rolls over in Vaičių village

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Sunday, 5 July 2015, in the morning at 5:25, in Šilalės district municipality, Vaičių village, on the Mažonai–Šakvietis–Šilalė regional road (kilometre 23.14), a Volkswagen Golf rolled over. Two people were injured — the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (severely injured, hospitalized) and a 16-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (3 years of driving experience), who exceeded the speed set by traffic rules or road signs, failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk. A 16-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen was drunk. 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 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a right-hand bend
Location
Vaičių k. Rajoniniai keliai Mažonai–Šakvietis–Šilalė, 23.14 km, Šilalės r. sav.
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeGravel roadSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 21 y. (exp. 3 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Intoxicated
Exceeding the speed set by traffic rules or road signsFailure to choose a safe speedEntering the oncoming traffic lane

Passenger

Male, 16 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Intoxicated

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