British national Danny Glass handed down suspended sentence, B15,000 fine

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Danny Glass handed down suspended sentence, B15,000 fine

The Phuket News

 

Danny Glass related his experience with the Thai legal-justice system in Phuket in a YouTube video posted last Friday (Jan 26). Image: Screengrab / YouTube

 

PHUKET: A member of the Phuket Public Prosecutor’s office has today (Jan 30) confirmed to The Phuket News that British national Danny Glass has been handed an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and fined B15,000 for the death of his girlfriend following a motorbike accident on May 8 last year.

 

It was confirmed that Glass’s sentence was handed down last Thursday (Jan 25), but that the case for the driver of the truck involved in the accident is still ongoing as he has denied the charge brought against him.

 

Phuket Public Prosecutor Boontob Lanthong told The Phuket News today, “Glass admitted the charge of reckless driving causing death during his trial held on Jan 25.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/danny-glass-handed-down-suspended-sentence-b15-000-fine-65772.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-01-30

[LivinginKata]

Life  is cheap here. Make that 2 lives.

[kingstonkid]

I would think that Thai police would love to see him leave the country and not have to worry about him.  Also, I wonder how with a suspended sentence he could get a visa to stay.

 

The penalty seems reasonable in that if he swerved he was probably going a little too fast to have full control of the bike.  Yes, it was an accident but it was probably preventable with foresight.

 

Before anyone screams it is Thai law, My father got charged with reckless driving when he decided that instead of sliding on a wet road into the back of a pinto with a 3/4 ton truck he hit a rock wall in CANADA

 

 

[grumbleweed]

He wasn't driving at a safe braking distance. Guilty as charged. 

And considering he had a pregnant woman on the back, he's lucky stupidity isn't a crime

 

[KneeDeep]

Odious character.

[KneeDeep]

Lest we forget;

 

[metisdead]

An off topic post has been removed. 

[catman20]

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

I would think that Thai police would love to see him leave the country and not have to worry about him.  Also, I wonder how with a suspended sentence he could get a visa to stay.

 

The penalty seems reasonable in that if he swerved he was probably going a little too fast to have full control of the bike.  Yes, it was an accident but it was probably preventable with foresight.

 

Before anyone screams it is Thai law, My father got charged with reckless driving when he decided that instead of sliding on a wet road into the back of a pinto with a 3/4 ton truck he hit a rock wall in CANADA

 

 

dose one not get deported when found guilty of a crime after sentencing ?

[Suradit69]

2 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Life  is cheap here. Make that 2 lives.

The guy is British and it was he who acted recklessly with the life of his passenger and her unborn child. His idiotic, irresponsible behavior may be attributable to his upbringing back in farangland, but shifting the blame onto "here," i.e. Thailand, is just another lame attempt to  imply that Thailand is to blame for the behavior of every farang moron who can cobble together airfare to Thailand. 

 

Skimming through the longer article, I didn't see any mention of him expressing grief or remorse, only that he wanted to put it all behind him and start a new chapter.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Suradit69

[SpeakeasyThai]

1 hour ago, KneeDeep said:

Odious character.

Do you know him?

[SpeakeasyThai]

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

I would think that Thai police would love to see him leave the country and not have to worry about him.  Also, I wonder how with a suspended sentence he could get a visa to stay.

 

The penalty seems reasonable in that if he swerved he was probably going a little too fast to have full control of the bike.  Yes, it was an accident but it was probably preventable with foresight.

 

Before anyone screams it is Thai law, My father got charged with reckless driving when he decided that instead of sliding on a wet road into the back of a pinto with a 3/4 ton truck he hit a rock wall in CANADA

 

 

Maybe your father should consider hanging up his car keys. He sounds like a nightmare on the road, all things considered.

Edited January 30, 2018 by SpeakeasyThai

[csabo]

23 minutes ago, SpeakeasyThai said:

Do you know him?

I know what he posts on YouTube. Speaks volumes about your character when you try to make a buck off your dead GF's "squashed" head. She was no shining star either. They were both living off her softcore kiddy porn youtube channel also so they were meant for each other. 

[Formaleins]

Find it a bit strange they are trying to prosecute the lorry driver, as far as I recall from the original incident there was nothing he could have done to avoid the accident.

[stevenl]

4 minutes ago, Formaleins said:

Find it a bit strange they are trying to prosecute the lorry driver, as far as I recall from the original incident there was nothing he could have done to avoid the accident.

No, but he was involved in an accident. If he had accepted he would have gotten a 500 or 1,000 baht fine, end of story. He did not want to do that and plead not guilty, so now probably end up with something similar but a lot more trouble. He may even be acquitted, but was it worth the trouble?

[sambum]

Makes a nice change to actually read a "follow up" story here.

 

Now then, about all those BIB transferred to "inactive posts" ..............?

Edited January 30, 2018 by sambum

[sambum]

14 minutes ago, stevenl said:

No, but he was involved in an accident. If he had accepted he would have gotten a 500 or 1,000 baht fine, end of story. He did not want to do that and plead not guilty, so now probably end up with something similar but a lot more trouble. He may even be acquitted, but was it worth the trouble?

"He did not want to do that and plead not guilty,"

 

Huh?

[phitsanulokjohn]

You get far more than that for trying to improve your health,by getting caught puffing on an ecig.

[KneeDeep]

1 hour ago, SpeakeasyThai said:

Do you know him?

 

Only by reputation.

 

He is mentioned in a very recent Sunday People investigation. Run a search for yourself.

[richard_smith237]

Had he been handed out a far more severe penalty there would be a number of posters claiming double standards and they would be right, this is not an example of double standards, it appears that Danny Glass has been fortunate enough to be dealt with the same level of lenient indifference as regular Thai folk who are considered guilty of similar levels of carelessness on Thailands roads. 

 

Whether or not this is justice is open for debate.

[dotpoom]

A foreign person dies in an accident in Thailand (R.I.P.)and you say.  "Life is cheap here"

How do you come to that conclusion?

   PS. Are you of the opinion that Mothers and Fathers do not love their babies as much in Thailand as they do in the rest of the world?

[toofarnorth]

15 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

A foreign person dies in an accident in Thailand (R.I.P.)and you say.  "Life is cheap here"

How do you come to that conclusion?

   PS. Are you of the opinion that Mothers and Fathers do not love their babies as much in Thailand as they do in the rest of the world?

Excuse me for butting in but if they really loved their babies would they carry them home after giving birth with them holding the baby in one hand and steering the Honda Wave with the other ?

[arithai12]

16 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

A foreign person dies in an accident in Thailand (R.I.P.)and you say.  "Life is cheap here"

How do you come to that conclusion?

   PS. Are you of the opinion that Mothers and Fathers do not love their babies as much in Thailand as they do in the rest of the world?

Unrelated to the OP, but in direct answer to your question:

 

when I see how parents transport their babies on the road, then I am indeed tempted to answer "yes"... though I know they must love them as much as we do.

[MyFriend You]

4 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

He wasn't driving at a safe braking distance. Guilty as charged. 

And considering he had a pregnant woman on the back, he's lucky stupidity isn't a crime

 

all in hand Mate, its still an accident..............lighten up, less stressing over nothing that concerns you, you'll live longer.

[realenglish1]

4 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

He wasn't driving at a safe braking distance. Guilty as charged. 

And considering he had a pregnant woman on the back, he's lucky stupidity isn't a crime

 

One problem is Thais don't like to wear seat belts They also do not like to put their kids in Child seats or seat belts No wonder there are so many fatalities

[BigC]

4 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

He wasn't driving at a safe braking distance. Guilty as charged. 

And considering he had a pregnant woman on the back, he's lucky stupidity isn't a crime

 

I agree. Sometimes westerners have to use our heads 

 

just because we don’t have government telling us what to do out here doesn’t give people a license to behave and drive stupid 

 

thai Moto is up to you but if you have a problem then it’s going to be a big problem. In other words up to you if you want to have a problem. 

 

We we all have common sense but allot of us chose to not use it when we come here. 

[Kadilo]

I think his lack of remorse and youtubing after the event leaves a nasty taste in people's mouths which maybe leans people towards wanting a stiffer sentence, justified or not.


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Edited January 30, 2018 by Kadilo

[Henrik Andersen]

1 hour ago, dotpoom said:

A foreign person dies in an accident in Thailand (R.I.P.)and you say.  "Life is cheap here"

How do you come to that conclusion?

   PS. Are you of the opinion that Mothers and Fathers do not love their babies as much in Thailand as they do in the rest of the world?

Sorry for interrupting but yes Thais do not care about their babies look like how they drive with babies and so many babies not live with mother or father 

[Sir Dude]

The scumbag got off lightly and shouldn't complain IMO. Bet he didn't have a motorbike license for here or tax or insurance, try pulling that with a pregnant girl on your bike anywhere in the west with those results and see what the result is. I could go on...but won't.

Edited January 30, 2018 by Sir Dude
Typos

[hottrader77]

5 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Life  is cheap here. Make that 2 lives.

he should have got life , his girlfriend on back of the bike had her head split open under the trucks wheels , another quality tourist out on thai streets after 18 months 

[FitnessHealthTravel]

4 hours ago, KneeDeep said:

Lest we forget;

 

 

So this is a conversation with him before the 'accident' far out!