Police hunt driver who killed Filipino rally cyclist

[snoop1130]

Police hunt driver who killed Filipino rally cyclist

By The Nation

 

 

Police are investigating the fatal crash that had claimed the life of a 55-year-old Filipino cyclist during a long distance rally in Chachoengsao's Ban Pho district on Tuesday (Oct 23).

 

It was reported that a van jumped a red light and crashed into cyclist Russel Perez at Hua Noen intersection on Sirisothorn Road at 1.30am on Tuesday as Perez was making a right turn at the traffic lights. The cyclist was only 50km from the finish line in the 1,000 BRM Suvarnabhumi Airport-Trat rally, said the Audax Randonneurs Thailand fan page on Wednesday.

 

The van drove off to the right after the crash, while Perez was taken to Ban Pho Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

 

Perez, who had joined the Audax Randonneurs Rides in the Philippines and achieved Super Randonneur in 2018, came to Thailand with his family and two friends to join the ride. 

 

The event organiser said the cyclist had the proper equipment, which met the required safety standards for night cycling. 

 

The organisers offered their condolences to Perez’s family.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30357173

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-25

[webfact]

Police know name of man who killed Filipino cyclist

By THE NATION

 

 

A 29-YEAR-OLD Sa Kaew man has been identified as the driver of a van that jumped a red light and fatally hit a 51-year-old Filipino cyclist during a long-distance event in Chachoengsao on Tuesday, Saen Phu Dat superintendent Pol Colonel Nipon Khlaising revealed yesterday.
 

 

The unnamed man – who remains at large as of press time – reportedly sent his van to a garage in Bangkok’s Min Buri district and claimed insurance for vehicle damage. Police have confiscated the van and submitted it for forensic investigation, Nipon said.

 

An arrest warrant was issued for the suspect – believed to be lying low in Sa Kaew – and Nipon expects he will soon be in custody.

 

Cyclist Russel Agaton Diokno Perez was hit by the van while making a right turn at the traffic lights at Hua Noen intersection on Sirisothorn Road in Chachoengsao’s Ban Pho district at 1.30am on Tuesday. Perez was only 50 kilometres from the finish line in the 1,000 BRM Suvarnabhumi Airport-Trat rally, according to the Audax Randonneurs Thailand fan page on Wednesday.

 

 

The van sped away from the crash scene, while Perez was taken to Ban Pho Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Perez, an experienced rider who had joined the Audax Randonneurs Rides in the Philippines and achieved “Super Randonneur” status, came to Thailand with his family and two friends to join the ride. 

 

The event organiser said the cyclist had equipment which met the required safety standards for night cycling. The organisers offered their condolences to Perez’s family.

 

Perez is only the latest in a string of long-distance cyclists who have been killed on Thai roads in the past five years. 

 

 

On February 13, 2013, British round-the-world cyclists Peter Root and Mary Thompson were killed by a pickup truck in Chachoengsao . The couple, both 34 and from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, had been cycling through Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and China since July 2011, chronicling their journey in the blog “Two on four wheels”.

 

 

On February 21, 2015, Chilean intercontinental cyclist Juan Francisco Guillermo, 48, was killed by a pickup truck in Nakhon Ratchasima in an accident that also injured his Singaporean wife and their two-year-old son.

 

 

On May 3, 2015, three members of Sansai Cyclist Club were killed and two were seriously wounded in a drunk-driving accident in Chiang Mai’s Doi Saket district. Patchuda Jairuean, who was 23 years old at the time, had crashed her sedan into the cyclists, instantly killing Saman Khanta, 62, Phongthep Khamkaew, 40, and Chaiwat Yonglan, 63. The Appeals Court last June upheld a two-year jail sentence for Patchuda and ordered her to pay a Bt2.334 million compensation to Saman’s widow along with Bt1.18 million for each of Pongthep’s parents.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30357199

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-26

[blackhorse]

Cyclists all over the world continue to get run over. How is trying to win a title worth your life and especially cycling in Thailand you may as well make out a will

[Thian]

The rest of the world should know how dangerous Thai roads are...maybe it's time for an international campaign? They can do it on national tv after the fundraising ad's to stop rabies in Thailand as well.

 

 

[blackhorse]

The rest of the world should know how dangerous Thai roads are...maybe it's time for an international campaign? They can do it on national tv after the fundraising ad's to stop rabies in Thailand as well.
 
 

Yeah right as if the 20 million tourists can't wait to put on lycra shorts and tour the country
Stay on topic!

[Thian]

14 minutes ago, blackhorse said:

Yeah right as if the 20 million tourists can't wait to put on lycra shorts and tour the country
Stay on topic!

I know several farangs from Europe who went to thailand to cycle......and one of their pest hates was rabies soidogs..

 

But for me anybody who wants to bicycle in Thailand is an idiot...they go too slow for the traffic here.

[blackhorse]

I know several farangs from Europe who went to thailand to cycle......and one of their pest hates was rabies soidogs..
 
But for me anybody who wants to bicycle in Thailand is an idiot...they go too slow for the traffic here.

What's the attraction here? Nothing to see but banana plantations and stinking heat and humidity. I couldn't think of a worse place to cycle
Now cycling in Europe in the cooler months would be absolutely stunning views and beautiful architecture in the cities. I would even give it a do over there but not in lycra lol

[Thian]

7 minutes ago, blackhorse said:

What's the attraction here? Nothing to see but banana plantations and stinking heat and humidity. I couldn't think of a worse place to cycle
Now cycling in Europe in the cooler months would be absolutely stunning views and beautiful architecture in the cities. I would even give it a do over there but not in lycra lol

Well the ones i know cycled all the way from Europe through Thailand and even further. They seem to forget that outside Europe there are no dedicated bicycle-lanes and not even drivers with a license nor police to keep traffic safe.

 

But even in BKK i see farang on bicycles in the superbusy traffic....I think driving a motobike is safer than a bicycle because if you're the slowest one on the road the danger comes from behind.

 

Since a few years i see many rich Thai cycling around in BKK (yes in lycra and with all the special gear), they should go to Holland where they have the best bicycle tracks of the whole world.

 

From ALL the Thai that i know and who drink alcohol they also drive after drinking (much). It's time the rest of the world knows these dangers.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

When your bicycle has a flat here it literally means flat and the rider to in most cases ????

[stanleycoin]

Murderous Thai drivers running away from the scene

what's new. 

RIP.

[loong]

These international cyclists really have no idea just how dangerous it is to ride in Thailand.

They ride at night?? You gotta have a death wish

[Destiny1990]

A scumbag van driver on the run.The Filipino family may only pray that car has an full insurance.

Edited October 26, 2018 by Destiny1990

[chrissables]

3 hours ago, blackhorse said:

What's the attraction here? Nothing to see but banana plantations and stinking heat and humidity. I couldn't think of a worse place to cycle
Now cycling in Europe in the cooler months would be absolutely stunning views and beautiful architecture in the cities. I would even give it a do over there but not in lycra lol

Obviously you don't know Thailand all that well. They have mountains here just to help you understand, and good views too if you take the time to look for them.

[Juan B Tong]

Concerned highway safety advocates should encourage Chinese lycra clad bicycling tourists to enjoy the highways and byways of Thailand.

 

Give them free multiple entry visas on arrival!

 

 

 

[chrissables]

3 hours ago, Thian said:

Well the ones i know cycled all the way from Europe through Thailand and even further. They seem to forget that outside Europe there are no dedicated bicycle-lanes and not even drivers with a license nor police to keep traffic safe.

 

But even in BKK i see farang on bicycles in the superbusy traffic....I think driving a motobike is safer than a bicycle because if you're the slowest one on the road the danger comes from behind.

 

Since a few years i see many rich Thai cycling around in BKK (yes in lycra and with all the special gear), they should go to Holland where they have the best bicycle tracks of the whole world.

 

From ALL the Thai that i know and who drink alcohol they also drive after drinking (much). It's time the rest of the world knows these dangers.

 

 

They seem to forget that outside Europe there are no dedicated bicycle-lanes 

 

The Khao Chee Chan area has bicycle lanes, spent a fortune on them. But of course you have to ride to Khao Chee Chan, so a lack of planning!

[tominbkk]

22 minutes ago, jesimps said:

The only cycling I do now is on the nearby golf course perimeter road where it's quiet. I still have to avoid certain parts of it though because of the lazy residents who leave their gates open and let their dogs chase cyclists. These residents are always farang with a Thai wife.

I pity these victims so much, having cycled many thousands of miles, to come here full of expectation, not knowing what utterly selfish, idiotic, incompetent goits Thai drivers are.

I am considering a strong squirt bottle filled with bleach - couple shots into those dog's eyes should do it.  For now I just have to do my endless 1.5 loop in my village where residents properly care for their mutts and keep them inside.

[phantomfiddler]

It would appear that a huge number of Thai drivers just do not look where they are going ! I have lost count of the friends and acquaintances here who have been killed on the road ???? I do not know of any being killed on the roads of UK and America !

[ZeVonderBearz]

4 hours ago, Thian said:

I know several farangs from Europe who went to thailand to cycle......and one of their pest hates was rabies soidogs..

 

But for me anybody who wants to bicycle in Thailand is an idiot...they go too slow for the traffic here.

So it's the cyclists who are to blame because they aren't fast enough. Accidents have nothing to do with drivers not slowing down or being more safety conscious. 

 

There was that news story from the UK where a cyclists killed a young mother. I thought she died because he was riding recklessly and not thinking of others but now I think maybe it's because she wasn't walking fast enough and got in the way.

Edited October 26, 2018 by ZeVonderBearz

[LomSak27]

58 minutes ago, loong said:

They ride at night?? You gotta have a death wish

That's what I thought after reading the article. It is tough enough in daylight hours, but you are going to have a night event?!  my god.

[Dave67]

4 hours ago, blackhorse said:

What's the attraction here? Nothing to see but banana plantations and stinking heat and humidity. I couldn't think of a worse place to cycle
Now cycling in Europe in the cooler months would be absolutely stunning views and beautiful architecture in the cities. I would even give it a do over there but not in lycra lol

As mentioned by other posters you obviously haven't traveled around Thailand. Laughing at your own "Joke" as well oh dear

Edited October 26, 2018 by Dave67

[soistalker]

They don't care about running people over. You have to be human first. And he tried to get insurance to pay for the damage to the car from a dead Filipino he ran ove. That's really low.

[Thian]

25 minutes ago, ZeVonderBearz said:

So it's the cyclists who are to blame because they aren't fast enough. Accidents have nothing to do with drivers not slowing down or being more safety conscious. 

 

There was that news story from the UK where a cyclists killed a young mother. I thought she died because he was riding recklessly and not thinking of others but now I think maybe it's because she wasn't walking fast enough and got in the way.

Well mate, whatever the reason is that cyclist get killed i don't care at all....i think they are too slow, and don't have proper lights/indicators but if you think that's nonsense than go on an bike all over thailand. Don't say i didn't warn ya. Also there's no reason at all to wear a helmet...nope...

[JimP]

This is becoming a pretty regular occurrence.  Who in their right mind would ride a bicycle in Bangkok?  I really feel for cyclists who use a bike for transport to work.  I guess if you're an avid cyclist on some kind of tour, do your research first.  Thais can't drive. That's just a fact. RIP to the Filipino.  

Edited October 26, 2018 by JimP

[Khun Paul]

As usual nothing on the updates on ANY accident involving a Foreign cyclist, just left to guess at the outcome of any investigation and subsequent court appearance. 

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The unnamed man – who remains at large as of press time – reportedly sent his van to a garage in Bangkok’s Min Buri district and claimed insurance for vehicle damage.

So usual Thai priorities then , pick-up and money ahead of dead man. 

[ravip]

4 hours ago, blackhorse said:

What's the attraction here? Nothing to see but banana plantations and stinking heat and humidity. I couldn't think of a worse place to cycle
Now cycling in Europe in the cooler months would be absolutely stunning views and beautiful architecture in the cities. I would even give it a do over there but not in lycra lol

I wouldn't waste any money and time to see banana plantations in the stinking heat and humidity, even in an air-conditioned luxury stretch limousine, leave alone a bicycle... Why come to such a place at all in the first instant, having other better options? ????

[PETERTHEEATER]

The van driver appears to be an owner/driver with a 'hi-so' attitude judging from the Lexus badge on the front. Replaced the Toyota logo?

[jvs]

5 hours ago, Thian said:

But for me anybody who wants to bicycle in Thailand is an idiot...they go too slow for the traffic here

The idiot here is the one that ran the red light!!!

[happy chappie]

He had the proper safety equipment and met with all the regulations of night time cycling.....I didn't know there was such a thing in Thailand.maybe a orange dayglow tank in front and behind him may of helped.lights,hi viz clothing and a helmet don't mean sod all out here.

[metisdead]

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