Registration code 07-18-9488470

Driver flees after hitting a pedestrian in Dvarčiaus village

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

On Wednesday, 26 December 2018, at night at 4:15, in Kelmės district municipality, Dvarčiaus village, on Dvarčiaus street near No. 8, a vehicle hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person was injured — a 32-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by an unidentified person, who failed to choose a safe speed. He fled the scene. A 32-year-old pedestrian was drunk (2.03‰). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was freezing rain, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Wednesday, 26/12/2018, 04:15
Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Pedestrian walking with the flow of traffic on the carriageway
Location
Dvarčiaus k., Dvarčiaus str. 8, Kelmės r. sav.
Contributing factor
Insufficient road or street lighting, No sidewalks or footpaths, Slippery road
50

Weather

Freezing rain

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged—

Other participants

Possibly at fault

Pedestrian

Male, 32 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Intoxicated2.03 ‰
Walking at night without reflectors (light, hi-vis vest)

Vehicle 2

Fled the scene

Participants

At faultFled the scenePerson unknown

Car driver

Failure to choose a safe speed

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