Last week, on International Labor Day, around 07:53. In Garliava, Kaunas district, the officers stopped the vehicle “Beaster” driven by a man (born in 1984). Soon the driver admitted to the police officers that he had consumed alcoholic beverages yesterday.
When the man was found to have a severe degree of drunkenness (3.80 percent), it turned out that the vehicle, similar to an electric scooter, does not meet the requirements of an electric micromobility device (power exceeds) and belongs to the category of mopeds. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into drunken driving.
On Saturday around 4:35 p.m. In Kaunas, Baltų pr., officers, while carrying out a preventive measure, noticed a Mercedes-Benz car driven by a man who, trying to avoid a sobriety test, turned to the side of the road and got out of the car after stopping.
When the officers approached the mentioned man, he threw the car keys into the nearby bushes. The acrid smell of alcohol emanated from the driver, which did not lie about the man’s drunkenness – he was found to have an average degree of drunkenness (2.47 percent).
Over the weekend, traffic police officers also carried out police measures aimed at clarifying drunk drivers and other KET violations. During them, police officers in the cities and districts of Kaunas, Jonava and Kaišiadorii checked more than 7.5 thousand. means of transportation. 21 drunk drivers were identified (the degree of drunkenness ranged from 0.43 percent to 2.47 percent).
In total, during the past week, traffic police officers identified 41 drunk drivers (another 6 were identified by colleagues from other departments) and 15 persons who drove a vehicle without having the right to do so. During the implemented measures, the officers also found other violations of KET.
In Kaunas County, 3 road users were killed until today (12 were killed until the end of May 2023), 164 road users were injured (223 until the end of May 2023).
Officials urge all road users to follow the rules of the road, be disciplined on the road and wish them a safe journey! Only by taking care of our own and others’ safety together will we happily reach the destination of each trip.
