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Mercedes-Benz truck driver flees after hitting a pedestrian on the Šiauliai–Palanga road

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.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Location
90

Weather

Rain

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

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

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Other participants

Pedestrian

Male, 19 y.

Killed
IntoxicatedMild degree of intoxication
Type natural person