Ukrainian driver charged over Phuket deaths of Russian women

Shela Riva

 

Local residents appraise the force of the impact on the Nissan Almera sedan the Artem Serdiukov was driving. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police have confirmed that Ukrainian national Artem Serdiukov has been charged for reckless driving causing death after the Nissan car he was driving collided head-on with a passenger van, killing his two female Russian passengers last Sunday (Jan 21).

 

Cherng Talay Police Superintendent Col Serm Kwannimit confirmed to The Phuket Newstoday (Jan 25), “Mr Serdiukov has been charged with reckless driving causing death. But we are still waiting for his alcohol and drug test results.”

 

Col Serm declined to provide further information, including providing the age of Mr Serdiukov, and has yet to respond to questions asking why the hospital is “unable” to provide the alcohol and drug test results after four days.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/ukrainian-driver-charged-over-phuket-deaths-of-russian-women-65715.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-01-25

4 days? that is a bit strange

Yet they can do a drug pee test in 5 minutes.

well he wont have anything to worry about - the archaic law here doesn't work. The 10 wheel truck driver who killed one of my staff and 2 customers only got a suspended sentence and a 5000 baht fine. How fair is that?

Charged coz of being a foreigner...

8 hours ago, Happy enough said:

4 days? that is a bit strange

Money money money.

17 hours ago, Happy enough said:

4 days? that is a bit strange

They are waiting for confirmation of the money transfer

16 hours ago, mr_lob said:

well he wont have anything to worry about - the archaic law here doesn't work. The 10 wheel truck driver who killed one of my staff and 2 customers only got a suspended sentence and a 5000 baht fine. How fair is that?

Yes, but how much compensation did he have to pay? My estranged wife seriously injured two children while driving a motorbike,inebriated and no license, she got a couple of months community service and I got the 3 million Baht bill for victim compensation.

14 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Yes, but how much compensation did he have to pay? My estranged wife seriously injured two children while driving a motorbike,inebriated and no license, she got a couple of months community service and I got the 3 million Baht bill for victim compensation.

What’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers

1 hour ago, cookieqw said:

What’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers

 

And what deal she did with the BiB is hers, and the BiB's. 

On 26/01/2018 at 7:16 AM, soalbundy said:

Yes, but how much compensation did he have to pay? My estranged wife seriously injured two children while driving a motorbike,inebriated and no license, she got a couple of months community service and I got the 3 million Baht bill for victim compensation.

they paid the thai drivers family about 20,000 baht. the foreigners didn't get 1 baht. Because we are all super rich i suppose....

On ‎1‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 9:42 PM, cookieqw said:

What’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers

So, no different from in Australia.

On 1/25/2018 at 6:20 PM, mr_lob said:

well he wont have anything to worry about - the archaic law here doesn't work. The 10 wheel truck driver who killed one of my staff and 2 customers only got a suspended sentence and a 5000 baht fine. How fair is that?

 

 

There's no money to be made by "the system" incarcerating a minimum wage Thai truck driver. 

 

A foreigner, however, $$$$$$$$.