Sleeping Phuket policeman charged with reckless driving after flipping car

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Sleeping Phuket policeman charged with reckless driving after flipping car

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Sub Lt Chartchai Puangnuam, 53, of the Phuket Provincial Police admitted that he fell asleep at the wheel. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Phuket policeman has been charged with reckless driving after he fell asleep at the wheel, crashed into a pickup truck and flipped his vehicle close to Bangkok International Hospital in the early hours of this morning.

 

Lt Sunan Petchnoo of the Phuket City Police was notified of an accident on Yaowarat Rd in front of Bangkok Hospital Phuket in Phuket Town at 2:40am this morning (Mar 8).

 

Lt Sunan, medical staff from Bangkok Hospital Phuket and Kusoldharm rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a white Honda Civic turned on its side in the middle of the road.

 

Full story:  https://www.thephuketnews.com/sleeping-phuket-policeman-charged-with-reckless-driving-after-flipping-car-66260.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-03-08

[ThreeEyedRaven]

I guess from the absence of any comment on it, that Policeman do not have to take a breathalyzer when they crash in the early hours of the morning.

[Psimbo]

2 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

I guess from the absence of any comment on it, that Policeman do not have to take a breathalyzer when they crash in the early hours of the morning.

...... or it was not relevant to the incident and didn't warrant comment.

[madmitch]

I thought they'd blamed a speed hump!

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[Bundooman]

18 hours ago, madmitch said:

I thought they'd blamed a speed hump!

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Me too! Until I read it another 2 times......