Taxi driver fined Bt1,000 for slingshot damage to actor’s Porsche

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

A Bangkok taxi driver who fired a slingshot and damaged actor Mario Maurer’s Porsche after a traffic dispute, was fined Bt1,000 and had his licence suspended for one month on Tuesday.

 

Cabbie Udon Sitthipol, 37, refused to talk with reporters on Tuesday after meeting with police to hear the charge and pay the fine.

 

It was reported that the 29-year-old actor and the cab driver were cutting each other off on New Phetburi Road on Monday. Udon fired a stone from a slingshot that smashed Maurer’s side window near Pratunam Intersection and a roadside argument ensued. 

 

The actor may still face charges following the incident. Maurer’s manager said the actor was busy and would report to police later to hear charges. 

 

Meanwhile, Sukree Jaruphum, the director of the Lad Transport Department’s Inspection Division, said he had summoned Udon to testify about the incident. Udon had confessed to wrongdoing so the department suspended his driver’s licence for a month and required him to undergo a three-hour driver training session.

 

Phaya Thai precinct superintendent Pol Colonel Nitiwat Sansing told reporters that Udon was also facing a charge of property damage when the two men were taken to the precinct on Monday, but Maurer declined to file a police complaint.

 

He said the actor, who did not demand compensation for the broken window, understood the cabbie’s action was from impulse in the heat of the moment. The cabbie at the time paid a Bt200 fine for an assault charge.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30335827

 

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2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The actor may still face charges following the incident. Maurer’s manager said the actor was busy and would report to police later to hear charges

You take your own sweet little time about it. 

"was busy and would report to police later to hear charges. ",

just come in anytime,take your time,we will be waiting, these

so called HiSo's treat the police like their servants.

regards worgeordie

He should pay for damage to car

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the actor was busy and would report to police later to hear charges

 

Hurry, before someone else gets those cookies, mineral water and coffee.

What scares me in Thailand is the fact the aggravated assault that has the potential to kill is treated like jaywalking, which isn't even charged at all here.  Smoke a cigarette on a beach though.....Omg!

Getting that fixed in California is probably $300-$500 in California with a USED side window ,  much more in Thailand  since you are not going to get a used side window , 

 

So why only 1000 baht fine !   

 

the one thing this does show is the built up aggression in the population ,   The Thai "Smile"  is gone from everyday living in the city....

Who broke the cabbies window?