The tragic accident took place in Vecumnieku parish, Jaungedini, Bauska county, near the Zvirgzde quarry, where the body of the motorcycle driver born in 1964 and his motorcycle were found on Sunday before 2 p.m. The police have started a criminal case and are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
In the past 24 hours, a total of 79 road traffic accidents were registered in the country, in eight of which people were injured. No accident has had more than one victim. Of the victims, three are pedestrians, one is a cyclist, and another is the driver of an electric scooter.
Within 24 hours, the State Police issued 467 administrative violation protocols for non-compliance with various road traffic rules, including 204 for exceeding the permitted driving speed and two for aggressive driving.
We have 12 car or motorcycle drivers caught driving under the influence of alcohol, eight of whom were heavily drunk, for which criminal liability is expected.