Rampage on the Adriatic Highway: Three Seriously Injured
In a separate report, police in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County record 112 accidents in a week, with the record holder being a driver with 3.14 per mille who received 20 days in prison.
In a separate report, police in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County record 112 accidents in a week, with the record holder being a driver with 3.14 per mille who received 20 days in prison.
A 41-year-old driver who was not wearing a seatbelt seriously injured himself and two people in another vehicle after crossing into oncoming traffic on the Adriatic Highway in Šibenik. The accident occurred on Monday, August 3, 2026, at approximately 7:45 AM on state road D8.
According to the Šibenik-Knin police report, the 41-year-old was driving a passenger car with Split license plates. Entering a right-hand blind curve, he failed to stay in the center of his lane, instead veering left and crossing into the lane designated for oncoming traffic. This resulted in a head-on collision between the front of his vehicle and a car with Zagreb plates driven by a 48-year-old man.
A 50-year-old female passenger was also in the Zagreb-plated vehicle. All parties involved in the accident, including the driver who caused it, sustained serious physical injuries. After receiving medical attention at the Šibenik General Hospital, all three individuals were kept for further hospital treatment. The 41-year-old will face criminal charges filed with the competent state attorney's office in Šibenik.
On the same day, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar Police Department released a grim weekly report on the state of its roadways. Over the past week, 112 traffic accidents were recorded. Of these, six were classified as serious, and 106 as minor traffic accidents. The consequences included six seriously and 18 lightly injured individuals, with total material damage estimated at €236,960.
These accidents involved 39 foreign nationals, two pedestrians, and four intoxicated drivers. Police conducted breathalyzer tests on 300 drivers, with 48 found to have blood alcohol concentrations above the legal limit of 0.50 g/kg. Two drivers had concentrations up to 0.50 g/kg, and three refused to take the test.
The highest recorded blood alcohol concentration of 3.14 per mille was noted on Friday, July 31, 2026. This involved a 46-year-old Croatian citizen, a known repeat offender in traffic violations. He was stopped by a police patrol around 10 PM in the town of Ika while driving under the influence and without a valid driver's license, operating a vehicle with Rijeka plates heading toward Opatija.
The check revealed that his driver's license had already been revoked due to negative penalty points and failure to undergo a mandatory medical examination. He was immediately arrested and held at the police station until the effects of the intoxicating substance wore off. The following day, he was brought before the Municipal Court in Rijeka, where, in an expedited misdemeanor proceeding, he was sentenced to 20 days in prison and required to undergo treatment at a specialized facility for alcohol addiction.
Police statistics also reveal the age breakdown of intoxicated drivers: the majority, 34 in total, were over 35 years old. This was followed by 13 drivers aged 25 to 35, and six drivers aged 18 to 25.
