webfact Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 "Drunk" Brit with prosthetic arm caused Pattaya accident - Thai media Picture: Sanook Thai media reported that the Toyota Fortuner that slammed into a line of motorbikes injuring many people yesterday was driven by a British man. Sanook and The Pattaya News said in stories that he was arrested by police and tested for alcohol. The news media said that he appeared drunk. They also both reported that he has a prosthetic left arm. Picture: Sanook Some 15 bikes were damaged and the back of a song thaew was also damaged in the accident around 11 am Tuesday. A 60 year old female tourist, a 65 year old male tourist and a 40-45 year old Thai man were reportedly injured at the scene. Reports suggested that the Fortuner arrived at speed and hit a bike coming out of a bank near the end of Soi 13/3 on Beach Road. Losing control the Fortuner then collided with a song thaew and plowed into the line of bikes. Sources: Sanook | The Pattaya News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Poor Thai guy on the ground , everyone seems to be ignoring him. Even the ambulance passed on by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I just wonder why you would film wounded people and post it on internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Leopard Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 You can't accuse him of being harmless in this accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Poor Thai guy on the ground , everyone seems to be ignoring him. Even the ambulance passed on by. He seemed ok when they interviewed him,he said he was on the bike coming out of the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Prosthetic arm or not, having an accident like this when drunk will normally see you in jail for a significant period in many places around the world. This being Thailand, it is more likely to be a case of how much money it costs him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbottle555 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, darksidedog said: Prosthetic arm or not, having an accident like this when drunk will normally see you in jail for a significant period in many places around the world. This being Thailand, it is more likely to be a case of how much money it costs him. They tested his alcohol, but the report doesn't say he had any in him. So it's either very poor reporting or he simply had no alcohol in him. They said he "appeared drunk" but that means nothing, people appear in such a way to fit a context and a guy who just had a wreck like that, in pattaya, would already be presumed (therefore appear) drunk. I wish the reporting actually was better because as it is written, he didn't consume any alcohol and the only thing suggesting that is the hear-say that always gets injected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: hit a bike coming out of a bank near the end of Soi 13/3 Maybe the motorbike just pulled out from the bank,without looking as they do,but if the British man had been drinking and over the limit he's got a lot of problems and it's going to be expensive. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, greenbottle555 said: They tested his alcohol, but the report doesn't say he had any in him. So it's either very poor reporting or he simply had no alcohol in him. They said he "appeared drunk" but that means nothing, people appear in such a way to fit a context and a guy who just had a wreck like that, in pattaya, would already be presumed (therefore appear) drunk. I wish the reporting actually was better because as it is written, he didn't consume any alcohol and the only thing suggesting that is the hear-say that always gets injected. Quite right. Nothing in the OP confirms he had been drinking. I am sure he must have been in shock. What does that look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: Poor Thai guy on the ground , everyone seems to be ignoring him. Even the ambulance passed on by. The longer he stays down the bigger the pay packet. It appears he has a hand injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The ‘Opinion decider’ here is whether he was drunk or not... As always the reporting we read in this articles is clumsy beyond belief. Was he actually tested for Alcohol or was someone heard saying “this guy may have been drinking to have an accident like this”..... If this accident happened at night time I’d suspect drinking, but it was day time... That said: What caused such an accident? Quote Reports suggested that the Fortuner arrived at speed and hit a bike coming out of a bank near the end of Soi 13/3 on Beach Road. Losing control the Fortuner then collided with a song thaew and plowed into the line of bikes. Did the bike pull out in front of the Fortuner without looking? (As often happens and the Fortuner had to swerve)... Or was he really speeding... looking at the damage it seems speed may have been quite the factor... I hope this is just an extremely random accident and not the result of DUI..., but unfortunately there is too much of this stuff in Thailand... We have to watch our backs in every situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 hours ago, jacko45k said: Poor Thai guy on the ground , everyone seems to be ignoring him. Even the ambulance passed on by. I noticed that after an accident the Thai always stay on the floor for a long time.....why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerface1 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Definitely another bad Foutuner it seems they are often involved in accidents. He must have had a brake failure,if he uses that as an excuse then it's not his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, fruitman said: I noticed that after an accident the Thai always stay on the floor for a long time.....why is that? They watch too much soccer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, fruitman said: I noticed that after an accident the Thai always stay on the floor for a long time.....why is that? He probably wears a "Neymar" shirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 He probably wears a "Neymar" shirt...Lol - brilliant!!Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 hours ago, JaiLai said: Female copper front right - slurp... might be ladyboy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 26 minutes ago, pokerface1 said: Definitely another bad Foutuner it seems they are often involved in accidents. He must have had a brake failure,if he uses that as an excuse then it's not his fault. No, that lie is only for Thai citizens. not foreigners. TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Snow Leopard said: You can't accuse him of being harmless in this accident. do you mean harmless or armless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Leopard Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, tlandtday said: do you mean harmless or armless? I think deep down you know what i was getting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: I just wonder why you would film wounded people and post it on internet? You just cannot understand Thai geeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, tlandtday said: Being a brit there is likely a 90 percent chance he is drunk.???????????????????? So a Brit 90% what about people from the US, Australia, Netherlands and Russia. What are your percentages for those ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, robblok said: So a Brit 90% what about people from the US, Australia, Netherlands and Russia. What are your percentages for those ? 91.2345 and 92.4599 respectively ???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The longer he stays down the bigger the pay packet. It appears he has a hand injury.Someone took his shoes off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaopad999 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: I just wonder why you would film wounded people and post it on internet? Because we live in a world of social media, and with that it brings out a lot attention whores who will post shocking videos for more views, 'likes' and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 i guess we'll never know the outcome so not worth discussing really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 30 minutes ago, tlandtday said: Being a brit there is likely a 90 percent chance he is drunk.???????????????????? At 11 0'clock in the morning I would think he's a diabetic in need of sugar rather than being drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formaleins Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 hours ago, jacko45k said: Poor Thai guy on the ground , everyone seems to be ignoring him. Even the ambulance passed on by. He seemed a little bit busy on his phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 42 minutes ago, robblok said: So a Brit 90% what about people from the US, Australia, Netherlands and Russia. What are your percentages for those ? About the same as Fortuner drivers, cuz you know how they are. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: I just wonder why you would film wounded people and post it on internet? cuz your a sick (insert your own expletive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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