Drunk driver injures 5 in Sattahip

SATTAHIP:--Five people were injured when a drunk driver cut off a passenger van, causing a three-vehicle pileup in Sattahip.

 

Sanya Satitsatien, 62, was arrested for driving while under the influence following the July 30 crash on Sukhumvit Road at a PTT gas station near Singsamut School.

 

Minivan driver Sittichok Sansuk, 25, and passengers Thanatcha Kongsomjai, 30, and Nitchanan Rattanalert, 31, sustained minor injuries when their Hyundai H1 van plowed into the station. Clerks Mek Jiranet, 19, and Anantayod Seangsanor, 17, suffered serious injuries.

 

All 5 were transported to Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center.

 

Police said Sanya, who had a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 percent, was making a U-turn in his Toyota Altis and cut off the van. Sittichok swerved, hit a parked Isuzu Thairung and careened into the gas station.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-08-03—

 

15 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

making a U-turn in his Toyota Altis and cut off the van. 

 

In no way do I condon drunk driving  but this is a case where the road construction itself leads to danger for cars and trucks.   These u turns that Thailand makes on the highways even until today are dangerous and should  be  replaced with cloverleafs or  some other better style of reversing direction..

 

The sad truth is that Thailand is making a   choice of saving baht in the construction of highways instead of placing safety as a priority.

 

There is definitely a better way. 

3 hours ago, watcharacters said:

These u turns that Thailand makes on the highways even until today are dangerous and should  be  replaced with cloverleafs

There would still be people making U-turns through a gap in the central reservation. Thais seem disinclined to go even a short distance out of their way.

9 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

There would still be people making U-turns through a gap in the central reservation. Thais seem disinclined to go even a short distance out of their way.

Lazy b....... basically, the times i've had near misses is always at these U turns official or not, i've had the anti skid system working overtime, dangerous t.... 

Wonder if he will get the same sentence as the rich business man

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

There would still be people making U-turns through a gap in the central reservation. Thais seem disinclined to go even a short distance out of their way.

The Thai apologists on this forum I am sure will give some justification for this Thai driver driving dangerously.  Just wait a while longer 'till they wake up.

10 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

The Thai apologists on this forum I am sure will give some justification for this Thai driver driving dangerously.  Just wait a while longer 'till they wake up.

My Mrs gives me a hard time for driving past 'useful gaps' and U-turning at the end of Hwy 36. I also avoid Suk on my bike and many other risk reduction actions. They are all out to get me!

Lock him up for an extensive stretch 5 years sounds minimum

Three times over the Oz minimum limit ... bar steward... jail!

22 hours ago, Chivas said:

Lock him up for an extensive stretch 5 years sounds minimum

Paying the hospital bills will be more of a sentence

23 hours ago, jacko45k said:

My Mrs gives me a hard time for driving past 'useful gaps' and U-turning at the end of Hwy 36. I also avoid Suk on my bike and many other risk reduction actions. They are all out to get me!

I thank the power above,(if there were one) that my Mrs lived in the UK for so long and drives like we do ,she hates U turns .

On 8/3/2019 at 9:22 AM, watcharacters said:

The sad truth is that Thailand is making a   choice of saving baht in the construction of highways instead of placing safety as a priority.

If they cut the military forces by 80% and the associated budget by 75% they could build anything they wanted utilising the redundant soldiers as workers. 

It's not a case of not having the money it's more down to misappropriation of said funds !

42 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If they cut the military forces by 80% and the associated budget by 75% they could build anything they wanted utilising the redundant soldiers as workers. 

It's not a case of not having the money it's more down to misappropriation of said funds !

Sounds like this would work for some other countries also.

3 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

Three times over the Oz minimum limit ... bar steward... jail!

Long Bay or Pentridge???

On 8/3/2019 at 1:33 PM, jacko45k said:

There would still be people making U-turns through a gap in the central reservation. Thais seem disinclined to go even a short distance out of their way.

Until and unless Thais put a higher value on their lives, they will just put down all traffic misfortunes on the most convenient excuse ...their karma.  

If the driver is skint then he is in a world of shit if he's wealthy just having a bad day back on the road tomorrow ????

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On 8/3/2019 at 2:09 PM, Fred white said:

Wonder if he will get the same sentence as the rich business man

better  off  forging  a  sick  note  to  get  some  serious  jail  time

And I'm willing to bet the minibus driver was speeding.