Police refute taxi driver’s claim that broken shock caused Phuket crash

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Taxi driver Chiwat Suasan, 51, told police a broken shock absorber caused him to crash the vehicle. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have confirmed to The Phuket News that they do not believe a taxi driver’s story that a broken shock absorber caused him to crash his vehicle in Thalang this morning while taking a Chinese family of three from Phuket International Airport to Patong.

 

Police in fact believe that the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

 

Capt Kraisorn Boonprasop of the Thalang Police was notified of an accident near a U-turn at the Thai Wassadu building suppliers on Thepkrasattri Rd southbound at 5:30am (Mat 22).

 

Capt Kraisorn arrived at the scene along with rescue workers to find a Krabi-registered Toyota Wish SUV taxi in a roadside ditch. Three Chinese tourists, all from the same family, had sustained injuries in the accident.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-refute-taxi-driver-claim-that-broken-shock-caused-phuket-crash-66449.php

 

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While the broken shock will be easy to check,but doubt it caused

crash, the police explanation maybe true but how to prove,maybe

the Chinese's passengers can shed some light on it,

regards Worgeordie

It never ceases to amaze me how Thai police are experts at everything except policing, mechanics - forensics - pathologists - Judges, they can do everything except enforce the law especially on the roads

I'm still under the belief that there is a 'bring us as many victims of road traffic accidents as you can and well give you 10% of their bill' contract somewhere that these miserable wretches have signed up to.

Nonsense! It was a short circuit....

3 hours ago, smedly said:

It never ceases to amaze me how Thai police are experts at everything except policing, mechanics - forensics - pathologists - Judges, they can do everything except enforce the law especially on the roads

And if they could speak english they could have asked the chinese tourists what had happened.

555555 Broken shock absorber now that's a new one for the books No more said,,,, 55555

Stray random maliscous code in the computer chips in the vehicle.

If  the  taxi  driver  was ware of the  faulty  shock   but  did  not   have it  replaced  then  he  is culpable by attributing  it  to the  cause of the accident  anyway.

A taxi  is a  licensed vehicle  for the transport  of   paying   public. Such a  vehicle known to the  operator  to  be  in need  of repairs  to a  component that has the known potential to cause risk  should  not accept a  fare call.

Shock  absorbers fail gradually over time.Or can be damaged  in an impact situation. If  this  driver  "knew" he  had a  faulty  shock absorber for  any reason  he is no less liable  than  if he went  to  sleep at the wheel.

 

14 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Nonsense! It was a short circuit....

Wrong,  failed brakes caused the accident. Everybody knows that.

13 hours ago, digger70 said:

555555 Broken shock absorber now that's a new one for the books No more said,,,, 55555

Yer right?

the word must be getting around that the “brake failure” excuse is wearing thin, and he decided to go another way.

 

plod... so what happened here, sir

dumbass.... ah ah broken ah.... ah

plod... sir, you seem to be in shock

dumbass... yes yes... shock... yes broken shock... 

21 hours ago, Thian said:

And if they could speak english they could have asked the chinese tourists what had happened.

How?  Did the tourists speak English? 

 

Perhaps they did ask them and  the tourists did give their side of the incident.  Perhaps they were waiting until the injured had been treated before they interviewed them.  

blacked out cab blacked out driver

As if the drive was expected to tell the truth anyway...yeah, right. Surprised he didn't do a runner and then claim the usual par-for-the-course brake failure routine.

Never mind the shock equipment bs; Wish is an SUV????

Stick to the brake failure excuse that works everytime.

 

No "shock" at all in the broken "shock" BS excuse. 

It never ceases to amaze me how Thai police are experts at everything except policing, mechanics - forensics - pathologists - Judges, they can do everything except enforce the law especially on the roads

It never ceases to amaze me that TVF members believe every bit of evidence gathered by the police is reported to TVF. Also ceases to amaze me that TVF members believe that reporters tell the full story rather than just trying to sell articles.


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7 minutes ago, Sealbash said:

It never ceases to amaze me that TVF members believe every bit of evidence gathered by the police is reported to TVF. Also ceases to amaze me that TVF members believe that reporters tell the full story rather than just trying to sell articles.


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True, but the trouble is, such BS "evidence" seemsto see the drivers get off any charges.  Thai drivers, of course.  Faramg drivers pay up, big time.

 
True, but the trouble is, such BS "evidence" seemsto see the drivers get off any charges.  Thai drivers, of course.  Faramg drivers pay up, big time.

Your experiences with the Thai justice system appear to have been vastly different than mine


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