Zebra crossing death: RTP and doctor killing cop sued for 72 million baht

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Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that the Civil Court in Ratchadaphisek, Bangkok, will meet at the end of next week to hear the case for civil damages in the case of "Dr Kratai".

 

Dr Kratai - real name Waralak Suphawatjariyakul - is the opthalmologist who was mown down on a zebra Crossing in Bangkok by a cop on a Ducati motorcycle.

 

She died and the policeman - Lance Corporal Norawich Buadok - has already been prosecuted in the criminal court on many charges in relation to the incident back in February.

 

The case caused much soul searching and resulted in Zebra crossings throughout the country being upgraded and demands that the police prosecute drivers if they failed to stop.

 

The media kept the case alive for a while reporting every time CCTV cameras caught people disobeying the law.

 

ASEAN NOW notes that drivers and motorcyclists routinely ignore such crossings in Thailand.

 

Pedestrians using one do so at their peril.

 

The parents of Dr Kratai - Dr Anirut and Rachanee - are suing the Royal Thai Police, the first defendant, and Norawich demanding 72 million baht in damages.

 

After legal arguments about court jurisdiction yesterday the court will meet to further hear the case on Friday August 19th at 9am. 

 

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[PJ71]

72M, wonder how they work that figure out?

[2long]

19 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

72M, wonder how they work that figure out?

I think I read somewhere that they calculated how much salary she would earn as a qualified doctor until she retired. Either way, you cant put a price on your own daughter's life.

This is very sad, but I feel they deserve every penny, just to highlight the dangers of the road, and hopefully ???????????????? deter others in the future from being such retards on the road.

[Andre0720]

30 minutes ago, 2long said:

I think I read somewhere that they calculated how much salary she would earn as a qualified doctor until she retired. Either way, you cant put a price on your own daughter's life.

This is very sad, but I feel they deserve every penny, just to highlight the dangers of the road, and hopefully ???????????????? deter others in the future from being such retards on the road.

At best, this killing (sic) should deter others from thinking that they are safe at a Zebra crossings.

 

Nothing will change in Thailand as a result of this....

[Road Warrior]

hope some ones got 72 mill ?????

[The Deerhunter]

1 hour ago, Road Warrior said:

hope some ones got 72 mill ?????

1 Ducati motorcycle for sale; slight frontal damage and minor Road damage one side. Unfortunately for the family I doubt they have much chance of winning their damages claim.  And despite their family tragedy, life for the rest of Thailand Will Go On unchanged.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The parents of Dr Kratai - Dr Anirut and Rachanee - are suing the Royal Thai Police, the first defendant, and Norawich demanding 72 million baht in damages.

Oucchhhh!

[Liverpool Lou]

19 hours ago, Road Warrior said:

hope some ones got 72 mill ?????

The RTP force (who is the first defendant) would have access to it as would possible insurers of the RTP.

[blackshadow]

On 8/10/2022 at 11:27 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

The RTP force (who is the first defendant) would have access to it as would possible insurers of the RTP.

if he was insured ????!!!!!

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, blackshadow said:

On 8/10/2022 at 11:27 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

The RTP force (who is the first defendant) would have access to it as would possible insurers of the RTP.

if he was insured ????!!!!!

RTP force will have insurance coverage (but also access to compensation funds in the event that it didn't have insurance) that's who I was talking about, not the officer who was riding the bike.