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The son’s mourning father watches bitterly as the pre-trial investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy continues. At its epicenter is a drunk driver, after a maneuver and a collision with a rider riding in a straight line, the latter died on the spot.
Tragedy close to home
Darius Vinckus buried his son Ned a month ago. The boy was only 22 years old. He studied and pursued athletic heights. He was a promising motorcyclist.
The young man’s life was gone in an instant. An accident occurred on May 22, at approximately 4:22 p.m. Opel Astra, driven by Oleg Liovkin, and the Yamaha motorcycle driven by Nedo collided in the village of Mitkūnai, an elder of Ringaudai, Kaunas district, at the intersection of Jurginų and Juragių streets.
According to preliminary data, in 1969 the average degree of drunkenness of a born car driver was 2.08 avg. alcohol. A few days later, it was already announced that it was 1.87 avg. drunkenness.
Following the tragic event, a pre-trial investigation was launched. Where he will go and how the criminal case will end will depend on the technical examination. According to the prosecutor who directs the investigation, Rita Mikalauskienė, the experience will help to discover what actions of the traffic participants were the main condition for this accident.
The father fears that the drunk driver may escape with part or even all. “The prosecutor’s questions to experts have changed. The accident appears to be trying to blame the son, not the drunk driver. Everything is at a door. For example, he was asked if the son had the technical capacity to avoid a collision. The drunk driver could have avoided the hit, but not my son. ” “Can you avoid it if you drive in a straight line and your car goes through your nose? I imagine you got over it when you were only a few meters away. The drinker said he didn’t see the motorcycle come in,” said the father.
There appears to be an attempt to blame the son, not the drunk driver, for the accident. Everything at a door.
The prosecutor’s questions also surprised the expert who consulted “Kauno diena”. “It is clear from the questions put to the forensic examination by the prosecutor that the prosecutor is biased towards the Opel driver. Almost all questions are addressed only in an attempt to justify it,” said one experienced specialist. He also based his opinion on the fact that there are no questions about the actions of the Opel driver, the impact of his drunkenness on the accident, its consequences.
For example, answer whether the motorcyclist had the technical ability to avoid a collision with the vehicle at a maximum speed of 90 km / h. However, there is no interest in the Opel driver’s ability to avoid a collision, there is no interest in the speed at which the motorcycle had to drive so that it was not visible in daylight before it started to maneuver.
Did the amount of alcohol affect the driver’s reaction, the visibility? Does the Opel driver, who has average drunkenness, meet all the KET requirements? I. Did you make sure that no vehicle approached the opposites and began a maneuver that ended in an accident?
N. Vinckus, who was driving directly on the main road, died at the scene when he encountered a drunk Opel driver in the town of Mitkūnai, an elder in Ringaudai.
Whether you’re so intoxicated, a driver can properly assess, view, and control his actions while driving a vehicle. I. Move, maneuver, assess the traffic situation, control driving speed, etc.?
He did not like to walk the streets.
Accidents often occur when one of the drivers exceeds the safe speed. However, not in this case, D. Vinckus is convinced. And not only because of the child’s path, but because of the condition of the vehicle.
“Ned always said he didn’t want to ride the street. He didn’t like it. He just wanted to ride the race track, in the ring. But there was a situation where the motorcycle had to be ridden on the streets.” 000 km. There was not enough time for that in the ring, so he went outside, “explained the father of the deceased, adding that his son did not drive that day for pleasure, not to feel the speed he was not doing on the streets, but to prepare a motorcycle for the race, and it would have taken no risks.
D. Vinckas was seconded to the “Superbaikas” motorcycle sports team, represented by Ned, the leader and friend of the late Paulius. The two met for three years, trained together, prepared teams for the competition.
“We are both very immersed in motorcycling. He is very disciplined, sincere and dedicated to the sport. He has repeatedly said that the street did not appeal to him at all, he was very careful about that. He never rode a motorcycle on the street,” said Paul.
The motorcycle community was shocked by the death of one of the youngest members of the Superbaikas club.
According to him, Ned prepared the team for competition with a budget option, so he saved and stored the motorcycle’s engine. They told him how fast the first 1,000 km could be driven after repairing the engine, and soon he didn’t really push, Nedo’s friend and the team leader were convinced.
Ideal visibility
The boy died in a known place near him. He had driven that path more than once. “I drive a motorcycle myself. He also invited me to travel together that day. I couldn’t, I had a meeting,” said D. Vinckus.
On this path, Ned has traveled alone and with his father. “I used to tell him all the time: There are all kinds of back roads, of course, someone can come off them unexpectedly, but here’s the opposite, you see. And that driver turned left without fail. You didn’t think anyone could do that to you. Don’t get out of the way. “We motorcyclists, when we drive on the main road, we absolutely look at all the roads. Those roads are brutal. They often spin. And here they came from the front and they were flooded through the nose, “said D. Vinckus.
The boy’s friends visited the scene of the accident the same day. “We were driving the same day, and the next day, and a week and later. There was such good visibility there. I can’t imagine how you can’t see the day in front of the entrance. A straight path, around a clear field. neither trees nor a hill, “he described. Nedo’s friend, Paul, already mentioned.
He said he had personally seen what the crash site looked like when a motorcycle was running at a speed of 200-250 km / h before a collision. “And when the speed is 150 km / h, after the collision between the motorcycle and the rider, there really is nothing left. You don’t understand where the engine is, where the frame is. The details spill over to one side. Looking at the photos of Nedo’s accident, you can see “Ned is lying on the spot where he hit the car. All of his limbs are healthy. There really was no high speed. Experts will determine, “said Paul.
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D. Vinckus repeated that his son was a good driver. “Be careful, be careful. At the age of fifteen he acquired the right to drive a scooter, a little later a motorcycle, a car, and two months before his death he also received category C. He was already a professional driver,” he said. the father.
According to him, Ned had only been involved in a traffic accident before his fatal accident, when another vehicle hit his parked car in the parking lot.
The experience and reputation of the Opel driver are unknown. After contacting him, the man declined to comment on the circumstances of the accident and answer other questions from “Kauno diena”.
The prosecutor asked what was the position of the Opel driver who hit the guy in the case, we asked him if he pleaded guilty, was convicted of car accidents, how many times were he arrested for drunk driving when his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit? We have received no answers to these questions.
However, D. Vinckus formed his opinion on the morality of this driver. The father was informed that immediately after the accident, the driver did not rush to rescue the injured man, did not call a doctor, but instead called someone to consult how to act in such a situation, probably to alleviate his situation and suffer the least. possible.
“You should sit. Sit for a long time. But there are similarities that there may be nothing. According to preliminary data, drunkenness was found to be greater than 2 per thousand. Police said he spoke improperly, behaved inappropriately. He didn’t cross the line, he didn’t hit his finger on the nose. ” The man spoke.
We asked if it was a consequence of stress. “Because of stress?”, Intervened D. Vinckus. “According to the witness, the driver, when getting out of the car, called a family police officer instead of an ambulance. Three times. The ambulance was called by a witness behind him. If that already happens, we must try to save the life of a person”. , in any case you need to call an ambulance, and immediately tried to turn your ass“
No sympathy
The Opel driver, according to the guy’s father, didn’t even try to contact him to express his condolences. “The investigator asked, as he said, at his request, if he could give me my number. I said I could, but no one contacted me. Although, after entering my name, my name and address are displayed online,” said the man.
It was later learned that the Opel driver lived in a neighboring town, they both had acquaintances in common, so the father was convinced that as soon as he tried, their contact details could be found instantly.
If it ever happened that D. Vinckus would be on the other side of the barricades, he would not call, but would fly the affected family.
“I had something to bury my son. What if he didn’t? He didn’t offer help or ask how we feel, absolutely nothing,” said the man. But would you have accepted sympathy or any help? “Frankly, I don’t think I would have accepted anything from him, but a normal suitable person would come anyway. Even without waiting for him to accept,” reasoned the interlocutor.
He said the investigator allowed the son’s motorcycle to be removed, but declined. The man planned to transport the motorcycle to Vilnius this week for an independent examination.
D. Vinckus has not even moved his motorcycle after the accident. “I am very afraid to ride it. I am very afraid,” sighed the father.
After the test layer
Regarding the circumstances of this accident, we contacted the experts in the matter with the prosecutor R. Mikalauskienė who leads the pre-trial investigation and the chief specialist of the Communication Division of the Attorney General Rita Stundienė.
“In response to the consultation, we inform you that the pre-trial investigation is very intensive. The investigation began on May 22 and is in accordance with articles 2811 (1) and 281 (6) of the Penal Code. complaints against a person, “reported R. Stundienė.
Such charges include driving while intoxicated with a degree of intoxication of 1.51 ppm or more and a violation of road safety or vehicle operating rules if it resulted in a fatal accident and is committed by an intoxicated person.
“Currently, the conclusions of the designated experience are awaited. All the information you have requested is the data from the pre-trial investigation and, to avoid damaging the investigation, it is not published,” said R. Stundienė.
“It should be remembered that, in the performance of his duties, the prosecutor is independent from other state authorities, officials, political parties, political and public organizations and others and only listens to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Lithuania,” added the representative of the Attorney General’s Office.
D. Vinckus personal bow. Photo
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