Porsche driver charged with reckless driving over deaths of two women

[mike787]

this is the way it goes in Thailand...life in the THUNDER DOME...

[Destiny1990]

Where the mandatory blood test report to see his alchohol levels? The driver came from what establishment prior to his crash?

Edited March 18, 2019 by Destiny1990

[khunPer]

45 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

Would it be fair if escaping from an accident equals a punishment like one for intoxicated driving..?

Rationally, would it be fair to not allow a man with broken legs to get medical treatment?

Is it fair to leave a victim with lost limbs – as well as unborn baby – that succumbed to her injuries soon after, and instead bring a man with a "broken leg" (only) for medical treatment..?

[Henrik Andersen]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

another report indicated the driver’s wife contacted police to offer each the families of the women killed Bt50,000 for funeral expenses.

Rich Thai people are above the law here 

This is disgusting 

RIP 

[BobbyL]

7 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Rich Thai people are above the law here 

This is disgusting 

RIP 

Absolutely. Sickening. 

[Mavideol]

8 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Rich Thai people are above the law here 

This is disgusting 

RIP 

you shouldn't say that, lots of people here don't like to know the truth 555

[TGIR]

Disgusting beyond belief.  So the "KILLER" crawls out of his car with two broken legs and within seconds someone swoops in and puts him in a Fortuner.......are you kidding????  It would take at least two adult men to accomplish that feat, meanwhile, all the people at the scene are deaf, blind and dumb???  Lots of this story doesn't pass the smell test.  Did the wife take him to the hospital?  Which one?  Where are they now?  He obviously won't be able to run.......another story with about 10% of the information to make it understandable.

[Baerboxer]

OK the driver has been charged and other charges may be added.

 

Now how long ago was it that a drunk hiso driving a Benz recklessly hit a car at speed and killed two innocent young people? And what has actually happened to that case? And more importantly what has happened to the moron whose self entitled selfish behavior robbed to people of their lives at an early age and devastated their families? Apart from his "illness" and a bit of time as a monk?

 

So unfortunately being charged, even being convicted, doesn't seem to always arrive at a conclusion in any reasonable length of time. As long as you've got the money, just delay, delay and delay.

[Fex Bluse]

3 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

Reading the article again, I am confused? If the driver was 'ferried away' in a Fortuner how can there be an inebriation 'test'? Not much use if the test was performed hours later. Hopefully the hospital drew some blood and ran a test. The headline says he has been charged with reckless driving, but there is no mention of him being interviewed by the police or being in custody. Rich folk who drive expensive cars usually flee the country when they are charged with serious crimes that might involve a spell in jail.....perhaps bail should be refused in view of the high risk of flight?

Typical hi-sp behaviour though, ferry him to get treatment while the people he killed were lying injured and bleeding on the ground. The attitude of these creeps is unbelievable. And the derisory offer of 50,000 baht to help with funeral expenses....cheap bastards.

Following many such stories over decades, it seems to be a standard operating procedure of rich Thais. They will try to avoid an alcohol test. They will even outright refuse to be tested as happened a couple years ago with some psuedo-hiso Thai (half farang) actress. 

 

It's a disgusting bit of their culture they pretend to be unaware of. I need a shower just thinking about these folks. Gross

[Chongalulu]

9 hours ago, Titan1962 said:

Porsche =7,000,000 +

Thai life = 50,000

What a world we live in.

 

There are a lot more Thais than Porsches....

[Fex Bluse]

And, even aware of so many reported (and ostensibly many more unreported) such stories, many Thai Defenders here in these forums will have us believe we should admire these people.

 

To Defenders: if Thainess is includes the good, does it not also include the bad?

 

Let us decide if the good outweigh the bad. 

[Aussieroaming]

Bang, bang...kicked into a hole in the ground. Assets given to the victims. If only.

 

 

[Just Weird]

10 hours ago, khunPer said:

Is it fair to leave a victim with lost limbs – as well as unborn baby – that succumbed to her injuries soon after, and instead bring a man with a "broken leg" (only) for medical treatment..?

"broken leg" (only)"

TWO broken legs.

 

"...a victim with lost limbs..."

ONE lost limb (only).

 

Yes, it is fair that victims, whoever they are, are taken to receive treatment.  Would it have been fairer to not provide assistance to the car driver?  There is no way that the driver or the people who assisted him, could necessarily have known about the woman's pregnancy.

 

Had the women been drinking, were they tested?

Edited March 18, 2019 by Just Weird

[RichardColeman]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

another report indicated the driver’s wife contacted police to offer each the families of the women killed Bt50,000 for funeral expenses. 

In all honesty that is the right thing to do. Now though the compensation to the family for the deaths will make her a pauper ! (and rightly so)

[mmushr00m]

B50,000 and all is forgiven? Disgusting.

It also shows how little they think of the "lower classes".

[Fex Bluse]

I just realized the story is only in the Bangkok News area. Might get much more attention in the Thailand News area. 

[Humpy]

''The results of an inebriation test were forthcoming ''............ why the delay ?   .... perhaps waiting for the return of the brown envelopes !

[Lucius verus]

23 hours ago, shady86 said:

This will be another forgotten story after a 3 months. That's the wonder of money here.

Try three weeks. 

Blood test will  show zero alcohol due to driver having fled the scene .

Money will change hands and charges eventually watered down to reckless driving only.

Small fine ,case closed.

Fines for killing cats and dogs are much higher than killing humans.

Thais who kill strays or pets face 6000 b fine or up to 2 years jail.

 

[robblok]

18 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

OK the driver has been charged and other charges may be added.

 

Now how long ago was it that a drunk hiso driving a Benz recklessly hit a car at speed and killed two innocent young people? And what has actually happened to that case? And more importantly what has happened to the moron whose self entitled selfish behavior robbed to people of their lives at an early age and devastated their families? Apart from his "illness" and a bit of time as a monk?

 

So unfortunately being charged, even being convicted, doesn't seem to always arrive at a conclusion in any reasonable length of time. As long as you've got the money, just delay, delay and delay.

2 years and six months in jail is what he got plus a revoked license 

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30321175

 

But i believe he appealed and is out on bail.