Drunk Drivers Cause Three Crashes in and Around Vilnius
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- Police reported three crashes involving intoxicated drivers in Vilnius and nearby Buivydai on September 4.
- Breath tests recorded alcohol levels of 3.64, 2.84 and 1.99 parts per thousand.
- No injuries were reported, and police opened pretrial investigations in all three cases.
Three intoxicated drivers caused traffic incidents in Vilnius and nearby Buivydai on September 4, according to police information.
At about 2 p.m. in Vilnius, a 1984-born man driving an Audi Q5 hit a segmented fence on Geniลณ Street. Authorities recorded an alcohol level of 3.64 parts per thousand and opened a pretrial investigation.
At about 8:19 p.m. in Buivydai village, in Dลซkลกtai Eldership, a Yamaha motorcycle driven by a 1980-born man with an alcohol level of 2.84 parts per thousand overturned after he lost control. A second pretrial investigation was opened.
At about 11:10 p.m. on Loretos Asanaviฤiลซtฤs Street in Vilnius, a Toyota Corolla Verso driven by a 1971-born man with an alcohol level of 1.99 parts per thousand struck a Mercedes-Benz. No one was injured in any of the three incidents.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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