‘Epileptic’ driver on drugs during fatal crash, police say

[Rimmer]

‘Epileptic’ driver on drugs during fatal crash, police say

PATTAYA:--A motorists who blamed an epileptic fit for an accident that killed two people and injured 15 in South Pattaya was, in fact, on drugs at the time, police said.

 

Akorndej Udomrath, 44, was being held on charges of reckless driving causing death Dec. 5 after he crashed his pickup truck into cars and motorbikes stopped at an intersection near Tukcom on South Road the day before.

 

Akorndej was pulled from the vehicle and pummeled by witnesses, who assumed he was drunk. However, blood tests at the time showed there was no alcohol in his system.

 

The driver told police he suffered from epilepsy – an assertion backed up by medical records – and that he had a seizure and blacked out, causing the accident.

 

However, police told Thai media outlets that, in fact, Akorndej had a Category 1 narcotic in his system at the time of the crash. They did not specify the drug, and some Epilepsy drugs are listed as Category 1 narcotics. These drugs are used alone or in combination with other anti-seizure drugs to treat partial-onset seizures.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/epileptic-driver-drugs-fatal-crash-police-say-194499

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-12-15

[Sheryl]

Something is way off - Category 1 narcotics are completely banned substances (heroin and the like) and there is nothing in that list which is ever prescribed or used for epilepsy.

 

In fact, even for classd 2-4 narcotics I am not aware of any that are used to treat epilelpsy.

 

There are some Category 2 and 3 Psychotropics that are sometimes used for epilelpsy. The Psychotropic list is entirely separate from the Narcotics list. And for both of thenm, Category 1 substances are completely banned and have no legal medical use.

[worgeordie]

Before the Police said he had Amphetamine in his blood,

now the story is changing,wonder why !

regards Worgeordie

[peterrabbit]

If the man was taking a serious medication for epilepsy then he should NOT have driven. Something I'm sure the Doctor would have told him. 

He has innocent blood on his hands, even if He did genuinely have a fit, as he should not have been driving.

[JSixpack]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Before the Police said he had Amphetamine in his blood,

now the story is changing,wonder why !

regards Worgeordie

 

Wonder why you think the further tests couldn't have revealed something more?

 

Pattaya station chief Apichai Krobpetch confirmed yesterday afternoon that a urine test done at Banglamung Hospital came back purple. There were amphetamines in Akkaradech's system but to ascertain if there was anything else the urine sample has now been sent to the lab at national police HQ for further testing.

 

Anyway, I thought this whole thing was supposed to be covered up. Looks like somebody didn't get our memo.

[worgeordie]

37 minutes ago, JSixpack said:

 

Wonder why you think the further tests couldn't have revealed something more?

 

Pattaya station chief Apichai Krobpetch confirmed yesterday afternoon that a urine test done at Banglamung Hospital came back purple. There were amphetamines in Akkaradech's system but to ascertain if there was anything else the urine sample has now been sent to the lab at national police HQ for further testing.

 

Anyway, I thought this whole thing was supposed to be covered up. Looks like somebody didn't get our memo.

"They did not specify the drug ",this is why the story seems to be changing,you quote the Station chief saying Amphetamines, 

now it looks like it could change to prescription drugs  ?,for Epilepsy ?,trying to cover up,would the Police do that ? 

regards worgeordie

[cookieqw]

The video shows him ploughing into oncoming traffic so why does this report say he hit stationary traffic ????????

[soalbundy]

and you thought you had a bad day

[SGD]

Son of owner of JP Bar apparently.