Billionaire former top cop's son in Porsche severely injures foreigner on motorcycle in Bangkok smash

[macahoom]

12 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Its a hybrid.

 

It's not a hybrid.

 

It's a 100% electric Porsche Taycan.

[starky]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Most Thai people I know are quite happy with the way things are. This was an accident remember, not a pre-meditated murder. It was, indeed, the foreign English speaking press that highlighted this case, all Thais accept the way things are and realized from the start, like I did, that Boss would NEVER go to jail. 

Are you seriously saying that Boss should spend 15 years in a Thai prison? Child rapists don't even do that in the UK.

 

I dont know what is the average sentence for vehicular homicide of a police officer whilst under the influence of an illegal substance, fleeing the scene, attempting to pervert the course of justice by paying someone else to admit to the crime and then fleeing the country to avoid prosecution in most countries? If you have some hard data on that perhaps we could fairly compare and contrast. 

Take the UK as that os the example you used was 14 on the top nowit coild be life...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/oct/14/drivers-who-kill-may-now-face-life-sentence

 

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/penalties

Of course that 14 is on the top but does not include all the charges he would/ should have faced bit being from a very affluent family he could of course afford the besr legal defense money could buy...

Edited March 12, 2022 by starky

[Captor]

13 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Accidents happen all over the world 

 

But 

 

Rarely (if ever) do we see a former top cop being the countries 36th richest. 

 

I'm so sorry for the (poorest) people of Thailand. 

 

How did he became that rich?

[Mike k]

13 hours ago, Neeranam said:

If you were a billionaire, what car would you drive?

 

A military grade hummer 

[Mike k]

39 minutes ago, Captor said:

How did he became that rich?

Lots of thick envelopes ????

[ukrules]

14 hours ago, Neeranam said:

There were no witnesses in this case, yet people here automatically think the foreigner is the victim. 

Not me

[pomchop]

Here we go again.  The Sequel:  Red Bull 2:  Kill and Flee, If you're rich you'll go free.

Edited March 12, 2022 by pomchop

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, macahoom said:

It's not a hybrid.

 

It's a 100% electric Porsche Taycan.

read the thread before jumping down my throat.

[JeffersLos]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

a man called Ahmad Wasim, 42. His nationality was not known

I'm going with English. 

[josephbloggs]

3 hours ago, starky said:

Are you implying this has never happened? Because i can attest to at least a few people i know personally that it most certainly has.

So you know several people who have had accidents that weren't their fault and they were told that because the accident would not have happened had they not been in Thailand then it was therefore their fault?  Really??    Sorry I do not believe you.  Please post details and what was said.  

I have personal first hand experience of the police taking my side when a Thai tried to blame me for an accident that wasn't my fault.  Thonglor police too!

[josephbloggs]

13 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

I'm going with English. 

Farage supporter?

[sleepwalker999]

The real question is how does a policeman become a billionaire? 

[mbenson]

15 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Airbags only deploy if the frontal impact is high enough. Heavy car hitting light motorcycle obviously didn't generate sufficient 'G' force.

From the looks of the windshield, I'd say the impact of the guy's body generated some Gs.

[Captain Monday]

6 hours ago, Pepelino said:

Guess the airbag didn*t work as the impact not strong emough

The airbag might have not deployed, because the driver was not wearing a seat belt. Airbags are designed to work with seatbelts, and are dangerous for small children. Honda I used to drive if I put a large backpack in the front seat the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light would illuminate. 

 

 

 

Edited March 12, 2022 by Captain Monday

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

First, will we ever find out how this happened? Will justice be done?

BUT the other question is: how do these cops earn so much money?

Why is it ignored that people on relatively small salaries become billionaires in 20 years?

[Ralf001]

6 hours ago, Captor said:

How did he became that rich?

Founded a renewal energy company.

 

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

First, will we ever find out how this happened? Will justice be done?

BUT the other question is: how do these cops earn so much money?

Why is it ignored that people on relatively small salaries become billionaires in 20 years?

You don't think the successful renewal energy company he founded has contributed to his wealth ?

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

No, that's what seat belts are designed for.

Belt and braces...... 

[daejung]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

He was estimated to be worth $940M US or nearly 30 billion Thai baht.

How can a general be that rich if not through corruption ?

[SAFETY FIRST]

6 hours ago, Captor said:

20 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Accidents happen all over the world 

 

But

Expand  

How did he became that rich?

Corruption, dishonesty, deceit, bribery, crime, wrongdoing..... 

Edited March 12, 2022 by SAFETY FIRST

[RJRS1301]

10 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

The farang will get some kind of payout,and bills covered.Not right really.What happens after with the driver will be another story

He is dead and from Pakistan, so I guess that saves the family money

[ikke1959]

Being a police officer is apparently a good paid job. If you can be a billionaire, it must have a good salary and low costs.. There are more cops who have a lot of money..

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, daejung said:

How can a general be that rich if not through corruption ?

By starting a successful renewable energy company perhaps.

[2long]

Apparently the motorcyclist was a Pakistani 'refugee' and has now died of his injuries. Sorry if this has already been posted, but all I see is a lot of back and forth about how the car is fuelled and how they got rich.

- If the airbag didn't deploy (as claimed) that its HUGE news, but I feel that it's probably lies.

- I wonder if that alcohol blood test has come back yet... ????

[herfiehandbag]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Gen Wirachai was named as the 36th richest person in Thailand in the Forbes list last year.

 

He was estimated to be worth $940M US or nearly 30 billion Thai baht.

 

Sounds like a case for the teams dealing with the "Red Bull Boss" case!

[Orinoco]

Seams a lot of toss pots are getting bent out of shape over what model car it was in this accident.

What a sad life some people have.

Hope the guys recover. 

 

[brianthainess]

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Almost certainly a Brit (from the name) IMHO.

Sounds French/Moroccan

[brianthainess]

21 hours ago, SteveAZ said:

Since the driver wasn't wearing a seat belt that means the no seatbelt alarm was also disconnected.  

My seat belt alarm goes off after about 4 minutes driving I found out, I moved my car 200 meters and then left it idling while I used an ATM.

[Andrew Dwyer]

22 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

My seat belt alarm goes off after about 4 minutes driving I found out, I moved my car 200 meters and then left it idling while I used an ATM.

A pair of “ extension “ seat belt buckles can be bought from around 50 baht. Used with the excuse of “ making buckle easier to find “ covering the true motive.

Popular with taxi and delivery drivers !!

[Enzian]

10 hours ago, worldexpress said:

The cops are not to serve and protect but they seem to be a menacing and a net-negative element of the Thai society.

They exist not so much to serve and protect but more to control the people in case they get infected by foreign ideas; pretty much like the army.