Drunk minivan driver intercepted after passenger reports terror ride

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

A terrified passenger on a Rayong to Chonburi minivan called the police after the driver - obviously steaming drunk - drove in an out of traffic "like a snake slithering along the ground", reported Daily News.

 

When Chan, 57, saw the cones laid out at the intercept he tried to burst through but was stopped.

 

He was breath tested and had 310 mg of alcohol - nearly six times over the limit at least.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Chan reckoned he's only had one bottle of spirits and stopped drinking by 2 am. He didn't say how big it was. 

 

He was immediately booked for DUI by Sattahip police and carried away.

 

Pictures showed that he could barely stand. 

 

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[Tropicalevo]

Very well done to that passenger. ????

Lives were probably saved.

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, Tropicalevo said:

Very well done to that passenger. ????

Lives were probably saved.

Indeed....  

 

But did he risk his own life by not asking the driver to pull over so he could get out. 

 

Its a good thing the police responded. Usually the police are ‘reactive’ rather than ‘proactive’ and do nothing until an incident occurs. 

 

.........

 

I ‘got out’ of a handful of taxi’s in the past because I thought the driver was drunk, or the driver was a complete tool and refused to ’stop watching’ a video on his phone while driving. 

 

 

 

 

[Geoffggi]

The sad part is he will probably be back driving within a couple of weeks

 

[Dmaxdan]

Just the tip of the iceberg. There will be many more out there doing exactly the same thing. 

 

 He should be banned from commercial driving for life. But the reality is that after paying a small fine he will be back driving next week his van next week.

 

 

[pkrv]

And fine him for not wearing a mask too as clearly witnessed by the police in the pictures.

Drunk drivers should receive no leniency for their criminally dangerous behaviour. 

[richard_smith237]

Just now, Geoffggi said:

The sad part is he will probably be back driving within a couple of weeks

 

Yup.... 

 

I recall contacting my sons (previous) school when they’d planned a trip to the butterfly farm.

I asked about transport (for 3-4 year olds) and the safety, seating etc.

 

The School outsourced transport to a well known bus company (Montri), they responded to my questions with their answers and sent me their driver policy. 

 

I flagged on major point of contention.

'The drivers are breathalysed every morning and if they are over the legal limit to drive they are suspended for the day' !!!!

 

I was incredulous while the Thai staff at the front desk really didn’t see anything wrong with this response !!!

[OneMoreFarang]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

When Chan, 57, saw the cones laid out at the intercept he tried to burst through but was stopped.

 

He was breath tested and had 310 mg of alcohol - nearly six times over the limit at least.

How often was he already arrested for drunk driving?

Or should we somehow believe that was the first time that he was over the legal limit after (probably) decades of driving?

[bbko]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Usually the police are ‘reactive’ rather than ‘proactive’ and do nothing until an incident occurs. 

Pre covid there were police checkpoints scattered around town on a nightly basis, I've been stopped at them many times.

[yogi yogi]

he stopped by 2 am.   give or take an hour or two? or bottle or two. 

Edited December 11, 2021 by yogi yogi

[trainman34014]

You Naughty Naughty Boy !   500 Baht Fine and don't do it again or we'll suspend the License you haven't got !

[transam]

Well, he was certainly dressed for the chauffeur job....????

[PJPom]

In 2015 I traveled to Penang for a visa run in a minivan from Krabi, that was the last time ever in a van.

The drivers standard of reckless driving was mirrored by at least eighty percent of the vans I saw, tailgating, undertaking, sheer aggression all seemed to be standard procedure.

 Now that the drivers have a chance to earn a living again you would think that they might be a bit more careful but no, nothing changes………. T I T sums it up.

[worgeordie]

On the new points system he still has an other 2 DUI before he

looses his licence (for how long ?)  driving with flip flops that

should be another  charge.

regards worgeordie

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, pkrv said:

And fine him for not wearing a mask too as clearly witnessed by the police in the pictures.

He was wearing a mask, pulled down probably because he'd just been breath-tested and that cannot be done through a mask!

[Mywayboy]

He's a very naughty Boy.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He was breath tested and had 310 mg of alcohol - nearly six times over the limit at least.

Pi##ed as a newt and dressed for driving.. 

Appalling standards.

[Scott Tracy]

4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Just the tip of the iceberg. There will be many more out there doing exactly the same thing. 

 

 He should be banned from commercial driving for life. But the reality is that after paying a small fine he will be back driving next week his van next week.

And the weeping and wailing and gnashing of the teeth begins. 6 times over the limit? Jail him. Mail him now. 

[Scott Tracy]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I flagged on major point of contention.

'The drivers are breathalysed every morning and if they are over the legal limit to drive they are suspended for the day' !!!!

 

I was incredulous while the Thai staff at the front desk really didn’t see anything wrong with this response !!!

Great idea. What's wrong with it?

[Jerno]

Is he retarded? No one could be that stupid to drive so friggy drunk.

Edited December 11, 2021 by Jerno
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[pkrv]

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

He was wearing a mask, pulled down probably because he'd just been breath-tested and that cannot be done through a mask!

Should have gones straight up again. He's not being breathalised in the pictures. Rules are rules - there's a pandemic on in case you hadn't noticed in your defence of the indefencible drunk driver.

Edited December 11, 2021 by pkrv

[Almer]

5 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Very well done to that passenger. ????

Lives were probably saved.

Chan will be out there tomorrow 

[kennw]

22 minutes ago, Almer said:

Chan will be out there tomorrow 

In a taxi on the way to the airport and asked the driver to please slow down, the reply "you are going on a plane it will go faster than this". Guess how much tip he got.

[Leaver]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Pi##ed as a newt and dressed for driving.. 

Appalling standards.

 

Yes, definitely only worth 200 baht a day, not 300 baht a day.  So unprofessional.  ????  

[a3tsw]

????Khun Chan was a real pissant who was very rarely stable..????

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, Jerno said:

Is he retarded? No one could be that stupid to drive so friggy drunk.

Ever met a real alcoholic.... many seem to function quite well while having alcohol in their systems? Regular folks don't make the best decisions when drunk either..... 

[steven100]

he needs a new uniform and shoes also .......

[mikebell]

A photo of a rare bird indeed!  I didn't realise Pattaya Police had three members in its force.

[Henryford]

Don't all minivans drive like this?

[Dont confuse me]

One of the reasons there's a 1000 fatalities a month!

Should take his nonexistent license away!