Policeman injured by drunk-driving Air Force officer

By The Nation

 

A policeman was hit and injured by a drunk-driving Air Force officer at a road checkpoint in Bangkok's Lak Si district early on Monday.

 

Pilot Officer Thanapol Thongkham, 32, an officer of the Royal Thai Air Force's Directorate of Communications and Electronics, was arrested following the 3am accident in front of Soi Chaeng Wattana 6.

 

Pol Senior Sgt-Maj Sakda Chapu, 45, an officer with Thung Song Hong police, was hit by Thanapol’s car, causing him to fall unconscious.

Thanapol said he had not spotted the policeman. He admitted seeing the flashing lights at the checkpoint but had not slowed down.

 

He said he had been drinking with a friend at a restaurant in Lak Si to celebrate achieving his master’s degree and was driving home when the friend phoned him and asked him to go back and fetch him. He said the accident occurred while he was on his way back to the restaurant.

 

Pol Capt Thammapakorn Thamrongpatthama, deputy inspector of Thung Song Hong police, said Thanapol’s blood-alcohol level was found to be 256 per cent higher than the legal limit for driving.

 

Thammapakorn said the injured policeman was now in stable and safe condition at the Police Hospital but doctors would need to continue monitoring his head injuries for several days.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30345321

 

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Moron

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thanapol’s blood-alcohol level was found to be 256 per cent higher than the legal limit for driving.

Zero's and percentages are still too complicated for the Nation.

But of course a wai and 5000 baht will make it all go away for this potential killer.  Banned for life, a 7 year jail sentence will be normal in many civilised countries but in Thailand the laws are solely for the poor to respect.

A drunk pilot what else could possibly go wrong a clear case of policeman should have got out of the way 256% his fault carry on flying.

Recently a good freind of both me and my Wife lost her mother,when a car,overtook a truck,cut in too fast on a wet road,lost control and smashed into the lady,who was riding her bike on the shoulder,he smashed her through a fence and into a ditch,the car landing on top of her and splitting her head like a ripe melon[i saw the photo's], guess what the driver was very drunk,but also a Policeman,who is now refusing to pay any compensation.He has been charged but no doubt it will be a small fine and a transfer to an inactive post.

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

A drunk pilot what else could possibly go wrong a clear case of policeman should have got out of the way 256% his fault carry on flying.

he wasn't a pilot, it says he worked in communications. i think a pilot officer is basically the lowest rank of officer in the airforce, the same in the RAF i think, similar to a 2nd Lieutenant in the army

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

A drunk pilot what else could possibly go wrong a clear case of policeman should have got out of the way 256% his fault carry on flying.

 

Not all members of the air force are pilots. The ranks of flying officer and pilot officer don't necessarily mean the holder goes anywhere near a plane let alone the controls. Same with flight sergeants - they don't all fly!

 

 

"celebrate achieving his master’s degree"...

Still doesn't advance these Primates 

Oops..Military vs The Thai Police ?....under the current climate, no doubt on who will win, despite being at fault !!!! 

Drunk or low flying air force officer? 

 

All jokes aside, hope the copper recovers okay.

This won't make court. All soon forgotten about. 

On 5/14/2018 at 10:19 AM, Thian said:

Zero's and percentages are still too complicated for the Nation.

Well it says his alcohol level was 2.56 times (256 per cent) higher than the legal limit. So if the legal limit is 0.05% then this guy had 0.128%