"Farang in a Ferrari" - faces charges for assaulting Thai woman after car collision

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"Farang in a Ferrari" - faces charges for assaulting Thai woman after car collision

 

Thai caption: Scandal of farang in a Ferrari

 

Social media in Khon Kaen in Thailand's north east was abuzz with stories after a video clip emerged of an altercation between a 47 year old western man who had driven his Ferrari into the back of a Thai woman's car.

 

A witness said that the farang was boasting about being the richest man in the province and having parents who are connected to the high levels of the Thai police. The witness alleged the foreigner was ranting and drunk.

 

Initially the police took him away after the collision, reported Sanook. Pol Col Prawit Thoha of the Ban Pet police said he had just been fined for negligent driving and released. 

 

Then the video emerged. In it the foreigner is swearing in largely incoherent Thai. He claims he is a "big guy" and blames the woman. An "f" word is used.

 

Then a punch is thrown and a scuffle breaks out. 

 

Police have now called the foreigner in to face an additional five misdemeanor charges including assault not occasioning bodily damage, causing annoyance and defamation. 

 

It is stressed that they are misdemeanors and do not carry heavy penalties, said Sanook. 

 

They further reported that the man in the case had faced charges in the past for gun related matters and assault but they were dropped after the parties agreed to settle. 

 

In this case the relatives of the man are believed to have paid money to the woman driver to settle the matter.

 

A witness at a nearby shop told Sanook they had come to the woman's aid after the foreigner started causing trouble and claiming that he was the richest man in the province and his parents were well connected to senior policemen. 

 

They claimed he was drunk and swearing and behaving belligerently. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[CelticBhoy]

What a tool. He's gonna regret this whole episode when he sobers up.

Too late by then, of course. Som nom na  . . . . ????

[NCC1701A]

it not me. i sold my Ferrari last week. 

[Dmaxdan]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is stressed that they are misdemeanors and do not carry heavy penalties, said Sanook. 

Shame... I'd throw the book at him just for claiming he was above the law.  

[Rookiescot]

Get him out the country.

Arrogant self entitled drunk driving clown.

Maybe having to face the consequences of his own actions is what is needed for this child to man up.

[darksidedog]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

They further reported that the man in the case had faced charges in the past for gun related matters and assault but they were dropped after the parties agreed to settle. 

It seems that the "Good guys in, bad guys out" rule only works when the person concerned doesn't have sufficient cash then.

Local cops must love this fella. He is keeping them well funded. I feel sorry for the locals who have to put up with such an idiot, who is clearly an embarrassment to his parents as well as to farang in general.

[JonnyF]

Sounds like he's gone native with all that talk of being a big guy and police connections.

[Seismic]

22 minutes ago, CelticBhoy said:

What a tool. He's gonna regret this whole episode when he sobers up.

Too late by then, of course. Som nom na  . . . . ????

No he won't, that is exactly why people like this continue to do it.

 

[spidermike007]

His family must be rich if they bought him a Ferrari worth $200,000 in the US, that sells for $600,000 here. Only a family with stupid money, would do something that stupid. This guy makes the fools of the world look smart, and wise. He sounds like a juvenile imbecile. None of us will be upset if he is heavily fined, serves jail time, or suffers. However, since the army was installed to protect the elite and the wealthy, we know that will never happen. 

[steven100]

you couldn't make this stuff up …..   Amazing Thailand  !  

[BobBKK]

10 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Shame... I'd throw the book at him just for claiming he was above the law.  

as they do with Thais right?

[ThreeEyedRaven]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

A witness said that the farang was boasting about being the richest man in the province and having parents who are connected to the high levels of the Thai police.

Shame his parents don't use their "influence" to have the fool deported. That would be good payback for him being such a dick.

[NCC1701A]

look at the video.

no wonder we have to do TM30's.

i would toss us all out.

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[sungod]

I like the bit when they stuck him on his ass.....

[nightfox]

Guess they left out the part that the Farang was contributing to the police payroll.

[PatOngo]

29 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Get him out the country.

Arrogant self entitled drunk driving clown.

Maybe having to face the consequences of his own actions is what is needed for this child to man up.

By the sound of it he and daddy already have.....ka ching ka ching!

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Ban Pet police said he had just been fined for negligent driving and released. 

So he wasn't drunk,as witnesses alledge.

regards Worgeordie

[aussie11950]

12 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

So he wasn't drunk,as witnesses alledge.

regards Worgeordie

Or not breathalised because he would be charged with drunk driving. 

[White Christmas13]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

it not me. i sold my Ferrari last week. 

so that was yours I bought

[Happy Grumpy]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

His family must be rich if they bought him a Ferrari worth $200,000 in the US, that sells for $600,000 here. Only a family with stupid money, would do something that stupid.

Well, no.

 

The sell on value is just as out of proportion. So can sell it for $550,000. Or if it is a limited edition model can sell it for a profit. ????

 

 

Who's stupid? 

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

They further reported that the man in the case had faced charges in the past for gun related matters and assault but they were dropped after the parties agreed to settle. 

Good job he did not smoke on the beach, he'd really have been in trouble

[metisdead]

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[mike123ca]

His parents live in Thailand. I'm guessing they are Thai. In the past he had

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They further reported that the man in the case had faced charges in the past for gun related matters and assault

I'm surprised that he is allowed to stay in the country unless he is a Thai citizen.

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[ThaidDown]

To the Ferrari driver ....Come on  - own up - what is your user name on ThaiVisa ?

 

(can think of a couple it could be but no hint from me)

 

[tlandtday]

4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Shame... I'd throw the book at him just for claiming he was above the law.  

sorry to break it to you this is Thailand there is no book... only a note pad for receipts...

Edited September 26, 2019 by tlandtday

[madmen]

Kaching ! Ferrari driver level of extortion about to go down $$$$$$$$$$$$

[faraday]

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

it not me. i sold my Ferrari last week. 

Yea thanks mate, I'm still trying to remove the ...erm... biological deposits from the seats.

 

 

[car720]

How do tools like this get ferraris and sweet lovable great guys like me only afford a mitsubishi?

[Mavideol]

they should provide photo of the lady, maybe she's beautiful and the only way the guy could get her attention was by rear ending her 555  ( sarcasm intended )

[Deli]

You need to be Thai "hiso" and you even can kill a cop with a Ferrari and nobody will be after you