Finger shown to ambulance: Benz driver doesn't show up as company rep says sorry instead

 

Thai caption: Sorry.....on behalf of the driver

Photo credit: Sanook

 

A representative of a Ramkhamhaeng, Bangkok, company went to a Sri Racha hospital to apologize to a patient yesterday after one of their staff showed his middle finger to an ambulance with its siren wailing. 

 

But the actual driver didn't bother to turn up and face the music. 

 

The incident happened on Saturday as a Phyathai hospital ambulance was taking a sick person to hospital. The driver showed his middle finger in contempt after deliberately blocking the progress of the ambulance. 

 

He then sped off the expressway. 

 

Yesterday Kunwadee Thamrongthanakit - a representative of the company that owns the black Mercedes Benz - turned up at the hospital with a basket of flowers to say sorry. 

 

She said that the driver was not coming and didn't explain why to Daily News. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

She just said that she couldn't say more and didn't want to escalate the matter. 

 

She did however add that their employee will face the full force of the company's disciplinary procedures. It is up to the company what that means. 

 

The wife of the sick person in the ambulance said she was satisfied with the apology saying that it didn't matter to her that the driver didn't show himself - he knows what he has done. 

 

She hoped the case would mean people would get out of the way of ambulances in the future. 

 

Daily News made no mention of police involvement.

 

The driver would face a measly fine of 500 baht though a top lawyer indicated yesterday citing a more serious law that he could be sent to jail for a month and/or fined 10,000 baht. 

 

That would be up to the police and courts to decide. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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12 minutes ago, webfact said:

But the actual driver didn't bother to turn up and face the music. 

Yellow bellied coward. 

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

A representative of a Ramkhamhaeng, Bangkok, company went to a Sri Racha hospital to apologize to a patient yesterday after one of their staff showed his middle finger to an ambulance with its siren wailing. 

One can only hope that the company will sack him!

The company sent a woman to do what the shameless driver didn't have the balls to do. I am sure most readers will be happy if the guy is fired. 

arrogance at its best, so why dont the cops MAKE him show up then do what is right (sorry then i woke up)

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

She did however add that their employee will face the full force of the company's disciplinary procedures.

Tells me it's the spoilt son (assuming of course).

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

The wife of the sick person in the ambulance said she was satisfied with the apology saying that it didn't matter to her that the driver didn't show himself - he knows what he has done. 

 

She hoped the case would mean people would get out of the way of ambulances in the future. 

And so it will continue.....

10 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

The company sent a woman to do what the shameless driver didn't have the balls to do. I am sure most readers will be happy if the guy is fired. 

555 - possible, that the driver is the owner of the company?

What an a++e, hadnt got the guts to show his face, left it for another employee to face the family.

Sack the selfish bar steward now.

Sound like a perfect candidate for the government.

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

That would be up to the police and courts to decide. 

Who it seems have decided to do absolutely nothing. Scumbag is too scared to show his face, but it seems he has got clean away with it, ensuring others now know they can also delay ambulances and other emergency vehicles with impunity. Very poor behaviour followed by very poor inaction and so it will continue.

And I thought only Beamers where the rude ones!

Name and shame. Give out his facebook and line tags and print his address.

 

 

Sorry, but an "apology by proxy" should not be accepted and it should not be enough.

This is all very well but there needs to be real legal accountability for people deliberately impeding ambulances or emergency vehicles.

3 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

This is all very well but there needs to be real legal accountability for people deliberately impeding ambulances or emergency vehicles.

Spot on! In the video, it is quite clear that there was plenty of opportunity for him to move into the middle lane, however, he chose to continue on in the outside lane, on occasion brake-checking the ambulance as if he was enjoying the experience. Had the traffic been deadlocked, it is more difficult to maneuver, but with co-operation by all, the ambulance could have got through. 

That's no apology.  The police need to track him down and fine him with ever they can.  

1 hour ago, webfact said:

She hoped the case would mean people would get out of the way of ambulances in the future. 

It won't.

1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said:

Yellow bellied coward. 

Not necessarily. If the driver has no remorse, why would they be afraid to turn up... They had probably already run out of <deleted> to give on the matter.

 

That doesn't make them a coward. It makes them something different.

Unfortunately, I don't think the driver is cowering somewhere, too afraid to man up. More of a case of "I couldn't be bothered". Sad...

Probably the CEO of the company. Couldn't care less.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver would face a measly fine of 500 baht though a top lawyer indicated yesterday citing a more serious law that he could be sent to jail for a month and/or fined 10,000 baht. 

The jails are full and doesn´t help. A nice fine would be 10% of the worth of the car. That would teach them more. 

It’s not That the finger is the problem...the issue is the driver’s behavior of net getting out the way...

 

two things I see on Thai roads - aggressive selfish me first driving and absolutely no proper etiquette/manners on the road...the mentality of you go I go is absent....you let someone go even if your right a way, the 3 <deleted> behind him tailgate through.... 

3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Yellow bellied coward. 

That comment suggests he is aware of his actions and is embarresed by them. I think that he just doesn't give a s*** either way is more accurate.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, ttkeric said:

Unfortunately, I don't think the driver is cowering somewhere, too afraid to man up. More of a case of "I couldn't be bothered". Sad...

or... not my family so why should I care... (unfortunately plenty of this attitude / behavior around). 

Driving a Merc? It would be safe to assume the driver can easily afford the 10k baht fine. Jail the ar**hole.

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Who it seems have decided to do absolutely nothing. Scumbag is too scared to show his face, but it seems he has got clean away with it, ensuring others now know they can also delay ambulances and other emergency vehicles with impunity. Very poor behaviour followed by very poor inaction and so it will continue.

Sad day again. Public can protest by not using that bank or cancelling their accounts, that may hurt more. The bank must be doing well to have Merc on its books as a taxi? BIB will do nothing as there is no envelope for them, they rather catch a motor scooter rider with no helmet being worn.

Take the merc and give him a tuk tuk.see if he can use the fast and give it the finger.

This should be treated as a crime, voluntarily endangering somebody else life

The woman who turned up is an employee. The guy who didn't turn up is the boss. 

 

So not only is he an arrogant sh*t bag, but he's also a low life coward. Is it just me, or does it seem like a disproportionate number of these guys seem to rise to the top?