Driver charged, blames wet road for truck slamming into footbridge

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The driver, Sakchai Auppala, 34, told police that the he road was wet from rain that had just stopped, causing him to lose control of the truck and hit the concrete footbridge stairs. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: A truck driver has been charged with reckless driving after the six-wheeled lorry slammed into the concrete stairs to a pedestrian bridge in Thalang early this morning (May 11).

 

Police and rescue workers were called to the scene, on Thepkrasattri Rd in front of Muang Thalang School, at 4:10am.

 

Lt Col Kitiphum Thinthalang of Thalang Police and rescue workers arrived to find the Krabi-registered truck, owned by P.T. Phuket Transport Co Ltd, on its side with heavy damage to its ront.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/driver-charged-blames-wet-road-for-truck-slamming-into-footbridge-71390.php#Ybdo1u2fTqyHTZU6.97

 

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56 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

blames wet road for truck slamming into footbridge

guess it never occurred to him to slow down; never had any problem with thai drivers when they aren't on the road

I assume the other "Michelin Man" did not survive. Splatted by another idiot behind the wheel.

16 minutes ago, bdenner said:

I assume the other "Michelin Man" did not survive. Splatted by another idiot behind the wheel.

Well the "Michelin Men" you see on so many trucks have possibly the same amount of brain cells collectively as the average Thai male driver.  After all it was not just the wet road that was inconvenient, but someone put the footbridge in the wrong place also !  Throw him another 25 Buddhist amulets and he will be on his way to the next road mayhem party.

This is a nice straight stretch of road. Possibly he was a wee bit tired after spending 14-15 hours behind the wheel doing a delivery to Songkhla. Just saying.

Next thing they blame "birdy three in one", for not keeping them awake.

i was waiting for *my amulet saved me* lol,  driving like a <deleted> in the rain as per normal, i took the bus to BKK a few months ago, drove into a huge storm, ok our driver did slow, (wow) but 4x4s and cars were flying past us, creating huge bow waves, i bet their tryes were barely touching the tarmac .

2 hours ago, YetAnother said:

guess it never occurred to him to slow down; never had any problem with thai drivers when they aren't on the road

thais do not know that after a dry spell and rain arrives that there is an "oily" surfaced formed, which could cause skidding.

There fore do not use BRAKES use GEARS to slow a vehicle down !!!!

Perhaps check the vehicle for bald and worn out tyres - combine those with hydroplaning and excessive speed and you have a real recipe for disaster.  Not to mention lack of basic driving skills.

Always about saving face. Face is no doubt, the greatest form of weakness, a human can engage in. Many will say it is societal, cultural, etc. No matter. It is the absolute and complete lack of the ability to introspect, and look within for the source of any problem, shortcoming, conflict, or issue. It is the polar opposite of spirituality, and therefore an absolute scourge on Buddha, and all of the precepts he taught. By practicing face, you are denying your spiritual heritage. You are refusing to man up. To take responsibility for your actions. If a man or a woman cannot, and will not take responsibility for their actions, the problems they create, the mistakes they make, and the issues they involve themselves in, what are they? Are they still an adult? Are they a complete individual, if they allow themselves to be limited by such infinitely small social convention? 

 

Who cares what people think of you? For those of us with high self esteem, it just does not matter. Sure, close friends and family. But strangers on the street? Who gives a rat's butt about this? It means nothing what they think, nor what they say about you. They count for nothing. They are just people, and people you do not know, nor will ever see again. Face is rife with self doubt, and by subscribing to this weakness, and man or woman is made a far lesser person. For those of us with high self esteem, we know who we are. What others think, what society thinks, what a guy or gal thinks, means less than zero.

 

Real men or women, simply own a situation, and take responsibility for their errors or mistakes. Small men, social deviants, or emotional adolescents deflect, obfuscate, attempt to confuse, and do everything in their power to deny that they made a mistake, or that they are responsible in any way, or on any level. They make up narratives about fake news, or alternative facts. Anything to avoid looking within, for the source of the problem. Anything.

""blames wet road for truck slamming into footbridge"" 

How could he have the front to say this ?

Driving at 10-20 kph would not have caused this accident. 

Will the Police accept that excuse ? Depends on you know what.

Does the, frequently used, excuse of wetness carry any weight when  traffic charges are levied and adjudicated on?

 

Is Thepkrasattri Rd the most dangerous highway on the planet?

 

 

 

so because the rain STOPPED and THIS caused him to crash ?? What a load of absloute crap.....His BAD driving caused HIM to crash.....

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Next thing they blame "birdy three in one", for not keeping them awake.

No truck driver worthy his name drinks Birdy. M150, or the like, is their choice of stimuli.

Just now, Vacuum said:

No truck driver worthy his name drinks Birdy. M150, or the like, is their choice of stimuli.

With a dash of crystalmeths.....

22 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Is Thepkrasattri Rd the most dangerous highway on the planet?

Not the road itself, but perhaps the drivers using it.

Just now, RotBenz8888 said:

With a dash of crystalmeths.....

probably alot of the drug.....

Just now, RotBenz8888 said:

With a dash of crystalmeths.....

...that goes without saying.

12 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

With a dash of crystalmeths.....

That would be too expensive. The red pills do the trick. 

those wet roads need a good telling off

8 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

That would be too expensive. The red pills do the trick. 

Yesterday he obviously got a fake pill, as he fell asleep anyway. Damn drug dealers, its all their fault!

RIP Bibendum

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The driver, Sakchai Auppala, 34, told police that the he road was wet from rain that had just stopped, causing him to lose control of the truck and hit the concrete footbridge stairs.

He should be charged with talking B*{{*&%S, which, in this case, should result in a minimum of 10 years in the Bangkok Hilton!  Perhaps the message will get-out, then!

SpiderMike,  you said it all spot on.

He shouldnt’ve been on the wheels in the first place ! No need for stupid excuses, typical childish immature and inexperienced public dangers kids driving big trucks and buses causing deaths left and right of the roads, simply disgraceful  ????????‍♂️

Great excuse, but still negligent ????

I imagine we would all be gobsmacked if driver in situation like this said "I was driving too fast for the conditions"

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Driver charged, blames wet road for truck slamming into footbridge

Denial of driving ability.. it was the wet road!!!

The driver can still sue the wet road and make it pay for the damage.

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Denial of driving ability.. it was the wet road!!!

Always gotta blame someone else.