Registration code 07-18-9482218

Drunk, unlicensed Belarus tractor driver and BMW crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

At-fault driver drunkAt-fault driver intoxicated
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 11 October 2018, in the afternoon at 15:47, in Kelmės district municipality, Targauskių village, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 82), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Belarus and a BMW. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 51-year-old driver of the Belarus, who violated warning-signal usage rules. He was drunk (3.23‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. 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
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Tractor driver

Male, 51 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated and under the influence of substances3.23 ‰
Not licensed to drive
Violation of warning-signal usage rules

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 28 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober