A 26-year-old man caught drunk-driving on the New Year's night faces criminal liability under Lithuania's tightened regulations, the Prosecutor General' Office said on Wednesday.
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Over the last year, there has been a lot of attention to alcohol problems in general and drinking and driving in particular. A high-profile civil servant, a TV personality and more recently a candidate for Minister of Justice received a lot of negative publicity following arrests for drinking and dr...
The Ministry of Interior has decided to refuse the proposal to implement zero tolerance laws for blood alcohol content while driving.
The Lithuanian parliament is considering a law that would punish passengers of intoxicated drivers.
Kaunas District court fined former National Land Service Director Daiva Gineikaitės and banned her from driving for three and a half years after finding her guilty of drunk driving.
Alcolock system and rehabilitation program for drunk drivers will soon be introduced in Lithuania. The road traffic safety draft is being prepared by the Communications Ministry together with the Ministry of Interior and the Road and Transport Research Institute specialists.
Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė will establish a commission to carry out an internal investigation into the actions of Daiva Gineikaitė, the director of the National Land Service (NZT) who was accused of having been under the influence of alcohol when she caused a traffic a...
