Woman snarls up Chiang Mai traffic after knocking over 2 power poles

By THE NATION

 

 

Traffic in downtown Chiang Mai came to standstill on Thursday (September 10) morning when a driver hit two power poles and knocked them over.

 

Rescue staff rushed to the scene and helped the driver, identified as 38-year-old Chetthida Chaimueangrak, out of the car. She was sent to Chiang Mai Medical Centre after showing signs of dizziness and amnesia.

 

Her Toyota Vios was totalled in the accident, with two power poles knocked over – one blocking the road.

 

 

Police suspect the woman was drunk and could not control her car when making a turn, and ended up crashing into the poles one after the other.

 

The accident brought the rush-hour traffic to a standstill for about an hour.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394312

 

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14 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police suspect the woman was drunk

What about testing her to make sure...and if drunk bring the full

force on the law down on her, the authorities have to start putting

people who are DUI in prison,people need to realise that it's not

OK to drink and drive.

regards worgeordie

500 baht fine and a caution.

1 minute ago, anchadian said:

500 baht fine and a caution.

BJ and a smile will do it. 

Soon they will find out, the 2 power poles attacked the pour woman in her car.

 

Just depends on the size of the brown envelope she hands over.

It always amazes me how many accidents happen on straight stretches of road, they seem to switch off when the road straightens, though I wonder if they ever switch on when they drive.

9 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

It always amazes me how many accidents happen on straight stretches of road, they seem to switch off when the road straightens, though I wonder if they ever switch on when they drive.

Never that I can see. 

9 hours ago, Pilotman said:

BJ and a smile will do it. 

Wait til the ladyboys hear about this new workaround......does this apply to volunteer police?

Suspected to have been drunk in the morning rush hour...maybe she knew she was in for a bad day.

This not really news is it ? Happens every day all over Thailand. There must be over 100 such minor incidents every day on top of the huge number of "accidents" causing death 

            It could be the Toyota Vios I hear they lean to the right?

18 hours ago, PatOngo said:

It always amazes me how many accidents happen on straight stretches of road, they seem to switch off when the road straightens, though I wonder if they ever switch on when they drive.

They switch off before leaving home.

18 hours ago, Paiman said:

Just depends on the size of the brown envelope she hands over.

That's about the fourth or fifth brown envelope comment I've read today, and I've barely finished breakfast. It's very tiresome as well as being unfounded.

18 hours ago, PatOngo said:

It always amazes me how many accidents happen on straight stretches of road, they seem to switch off when the road straightens, though I wonder if they ever switch on when they drive.

I live on a long straight stretch in Nakhon Nowhere. In the last five years there have been something like 20 accidents within about 400 metres of my house. I've now lost count. They include

1 - a huge lorry in a ditch right outside my house

2 - a motorcyclist left in a coma for months after a driver pulled out from the house opposite without looking - I don't know if he survived

3 - a pickup also in the ditch outside my house

4 - two people killed when a pickup waiting to make a right turn was hit from behind and shunted into a pickup coming the other way

5 - an accident with two women on a motorcycle. They decided to make a right turn from the left side of the road, didn't look. Result was one dead and another lost her legs after an overtaking car hit them

6 - another huge lorry in a ditch just down the road

7 - a car landing less than a metre from the front door of the house opposite after the driver fell asleep, hit the roadside bank and took off through the top of a tree, defying the rules of physics.

 

And so on.

thats ok to drive when drunk as most thai do !! the insurance will pay for new poles  .

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I live on a long straight stretch in Nakhon Nowhere. In the last five years there have been something like 20 accidents within about 400 metres of my house. I've now lost count. They include

1 - a huge lorry in a ditch right outside my house

2 - a motorcyclist left in a coma for months after a driver pulled out from the house opposite without looking - I don't know if he survived

3 - a pickup also in the ditch outside my house

4 - two people killed when a pickup waiting to make a right turn was hit from behind and shunted into a pickup coming the other way

5 - an accident with two women on a motorcycle. They decided to make a right turn from the left side of the road, didn't look. Result was one dead and another lost her legs after an overtaking car hit them

6 - another huge lorry in a ditch just down the road

7 - a car landing less than a metre from the front door of the house opposite after the driver fell asleep, hit the roadside bank and took off through the top of a tree, defying the rules of physics.

 

And so on.

most thai dont look when entering from junction . so very stupid ,this just amazes me !!!

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I live on a long straight stretch in Nakhon Nowhere. In the last five years there have been something like 20 accidents within about 400 metres of my house. I've now lost count. They include

1 - a huge lorry in a ditch right outside my house

2 - a motorcyclist left in a coma for months after a driver pulled out from the house opposite without looking - I don't know if he survived

3 - a pickup also in the ditch outside my house

4 - two people killed when a pickup waiting to make a right turn was hit from behind and shunted into a pickup coming the other way

5 - an accident with two women on a motorcycle. They decided to make a right turn from the left side of the road, didn't look. Result was one dead and another lost her legs after an overtaking car hit them

6 - another huge lorry in a ditch just down the road

7 - a car landing less than a metre from the front door of the house opposite after the driver fell asleep, hit the roadside bank and took off through the top of a tree, defying the rules of physics.

 

And so on.

They just don't seem to get it, do they?

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Police suspect the woman was drunk and could not control her car when making a turn

Happens a lot Driving like that,   Drunk.

My monies of rubber poisoning from the brake peddle

Bit of an inactive post in the 2nd pic' after getting lamped by the Vios .. 

Awhile back in Loei, some gal made a 90 degree left turn onto a slow street.  But she continued to turn.  She drove over the curb and up 2 steps onto the porch of a shop.  Hit a guy who was sweeping the steps, crossed the front of the shop and took out the two concrete benches. Great driving.

 

 

 

On 9/10/2020 at 3:54 PM, worgeordie said:

What about testing her to make sure...and if drunk bring the full

force on the law down on her, the authorities have to start putting

people who are DUI in prison,people need to realise that it's not

OK to drink and drive.

regards worgeordie

You are wrong it is OK to drive if you drunk but you have to drive slow

On 9/10/2020 at 3:00 PM, anchadian said:

500 baht fine and a caution.

Original.

On 9/10/2020 at 2:54 PM, worgeordie said:

What about testing her to make sure...and if drunk bring the full

force on the law down on her, the authorities have to start putting

people who are DUI in prison,people need to realise that it's not

OK to drink and drive.

regards worgeordie

electrocute her!

On 9/11/2020 at 11:53 AM, PatOngo said:

They just don't seem to get it, do they?

never  learn, never  will, cant be told by dirty falang

On 9/11/2020 at 11:31 AM, Road Warrior said:

most thai dont look when entering from junction . so very stupid ,this just amazes me !!!

i treat them ALL as  total mindless idiots, Ive not been wrong yet in 15 years.

22 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

You are wrong it is OK to drive if you drunk but you have to drive slow

And closing one eye prevents double vision. 

On 9/10/2020 at 2:54 PM, worgeordie said:

What about testing her to make sure...and if drunk bring the full

force on the law down on her, the authorities have to start putting

people who are DUI in prison,people need to realise that it's not

OK to drink and drive.

regards worgeordie

your totally correct with your post.......crush the vehicles of people found to be drunk!!!

Teach ALL A LESSON

On 9/10/2020 at 3:00 PM, anchadian said:

500 baht fine and a caution.

AND PAY FOR NEW POLES!!!!

On 9/11/2020 at 12:48 PM, digger70 said:

Happens a lot Driving like that,   Drunk.

OR ON YABBA