Driver, 19, Hits Pedestrian in Phuket, Victim Dies

.....Police identified the driver as a 19-year-old male, named only as Arsee.....

Wonder how he got that name.

The driver was going fast, but the victim was also not watching for traffic....

Driver blame:

• Possibly speed.

• Possibly not looking ahead and seeing activity in the road and stopping.

• Possibly assuming they'd 'stay out of the way'

Deceased blame:

• Walking across the road (losing a shoe).

• Going back into the road without looking.

• Nearly getting hit by the black car.

• Still not paying full attention if that wasn't warning enough.

• Stepping into oncomming traffic without looking.

Thailand blame:

• Road seems fast to run right past what appears to be an 'entertainment area' (guess).

• No traffic calming measures / crossings (as if they'd have an impact anyway).

Numerous issues

• Driver blows through a busy area.

• Seeming drunk person with no sense of self preservation.

• Road design in the area allows for fast traffic.

Thailand road safety NONE!!!!!!

wrong place wrong time.

19 yr old with an expensive sports car from rich parents = bad idea

I think on Thai news they said he did not have a drivers license.

Bottom line 2 people making a mistake at the same time. Definitely, though, the driver should get hung. It is called a loss of vehicle control. Not paying attention.

It will be interesting to see what happens, especially if he does not have a licence, then parents should be held accountable.

Typical BMW 300 series driver.

Not like victim didn't know traffic would whiz by, as had to scurry across once, then 1 blows by on the return, and yet, still doesn't notice the oncoming car.

Not seeing a crosswalk. Trying not to victim blame, but every now & then, common sense should kick in.

Arsee.

Where to begin.

This happens far too often. Sad. I can hardly wait for the follow up on this one.

Daddys quality car, driven by an ARSEE hole with zero experience behind the wheel, there is no mention as to whether the aresee had a licence

Arsee had no driver license so he is <deleted>!!

The first car also seems to be going very fast. Possible friendly race going on between the drivers?

No, he isn't. Daddy has money and it was a BMW. Police will carefully review everything and decide not to lay charges. Maybe 1,000 baht fine for no licence.

4 hours ago, save the frogs said:

19 yr old with an expensive sports car from rich parents = bad idea

Speculation = bad idea.

He was taken into custody for questioning by investigators from Chalong Police Station and quickly released after daddy dropped an envelope on the floor while he was entering the police station to get his son released.

The first car appeared to be going very fast , wonder if the 19 year old was racing his mate 🤔

...The Driver Was Clearly Speeding...& Apparently 'Road-Racing'...(?)

1 hour ago, SOTIRIOS said:

...The Driver Was Clearly Speeding...& Apparently 'Road-Racing'...(?)

Were they ?... Motorcycle that passed road racing too ?

I question if the car might have been exceeding the legal speed limit.

I question if the legal speed limit for that area was even reasonaly.

I question if having a road like that through a built up (entertainment) area.

I do not question that the deceased stepped into traffic with any sense of self preservation.

16 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

with some calling for stricter traffic calming measures such as speed bumps and urging drivers to use racetracks rather than public roads for high-speed driving

Thailand still after decades of driving have not figured how to enforce speed limits, one the most important rules of the road in my opinion. Not only do they not they enforce their clearly posted speed limits, the speed limits themselves are ludicrous and allow things like 90k/hour in areas that have uni girls riding two on motorbike to get to go to class.

Just last night some teenager in front of my house was racing on his motorbike, lost control and hit a tree instantly killing himself.

The police allow this to happen all day, every day and never learn a single lesson. If one of these speeders kills an innocent person they just write it off as an act of god and proceed with compensation and a funeral.

Hands down the worst thing about living in Thailand and it's not even close. National disgrace doesn't even begin to cover just how bad the situation is.

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Were they ?... Motorcycle that passed road racing too ?

I question if the car might have been exceeding the legal speed limit.

I question if the legal speed limit for that area was even reasonaly.

I question if having a road like that through a built up (entertainment) area.

I do not question that the deceased stepped into traffic with any sense of self preservation.

It's not a build up entertainment area. Speed limit is 50 km/h there.

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

It's not a build up entertainment area. Speed limit is 50 km/h there.

Is there a traffic sign to signal the speed limit of 50 km/h?

1 hour ago, Maestro said:

Is there a traffic sign to signal the speed limit of 50 km/h?

Would that have made any difference, i doubt it.

20 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Not like victim didn't know traffic would whiz by, as had to scurry across once, then 1 blows by on the return, and yet, still doesn't notice the oncoming car.

Not seeing a crosswalk. Trying not to victim blame, but every now & then, common sense should kick in.

Perhaps obscured by the first one that nearly clipped him. As many say, perhaps they were racing.

7 hours ago, Maestro said:

Is there a traffic sign to signal the speed limit of 50 km/h?

By heart I think there is one further up the road.