Snoozing British driver gets spooked by police and crashes into Thai woman

[Tropposurfer]

'You snooze you (someone) loose'

[Tarteso]

Who is this passenger ? ????

[Iamfalang]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr. Martin Rionas, 67, sleeping inside the car and felt concerned,

67 in Pattaya!!!!   Afraid in Pattaya!!!  Scared in Pattaya!!!  Asleep in Pattaya!!!  I might know his great-grandaughter and she asked me, "why would he be in Pattaya???"

 

google "pattaya brit" and look at pictures.

 

police, girls, brits and accidents

 

there is a pattern

[riverhigh]

From the original article:

 

"Mr. Martin was reportedly confused and refused to give a statement to the press."

 

Also, from the original article you can see Mr, Martin, nicley pressed shirt and trousers, stone-faced sitting calmly in a chair. Of course he wants to play the role of a confused and spooked old-fart. And so do the police want you to think that he is spooked and confused and, hence, the reason why they have not charged him. It is not in the best interests of the police to let the Thai justice system run its natural course while there is still time for money negotaition. There is a reaon why the police put in their report that "Ms. Savitree Seesun, 25, who (at time of accident) was offering food to a monk on the side of the road". They are going to put the screws on him when the negotiations start at the police station. I doubt very much that he will be charged with anything if he can come up with the money.  Before you expat sympathsizers get your hump up, remember it could have been you crossing the street or driving your vehicle while this selfish $%$!! was crashing into you while trying to escape the police.

 

 

 

[LarryB]

46 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

MG is an iconic British car brand.

 

The vehicle is built by Saic motor-CP in Thailand.

 

But the MG Headquarters is in Britain.

The headquarters may still be in the UK, but the brand is owned by SAIC, making it Chinese. 

[Bert got kinky]

13 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Just another Brit, that is helping Thais view on foreigners. I sincerely hope they soon understand the difference between Brits and other foreigners.

Did a Brit run off with your first wife?

 

[JBChiangRai]

I hope he wasn't inebriated, insurance companies don't pay out in Thailand if inebriated and he will have 2 cars to pay for .....

[Moti24]

56 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

MG is an iconic British car brand.

 

The vehicle is built by Saic motor-CP in Thailand.

 

But the MG Headquarters is in Britain.

Get your facts right!  The British HQ is owned by the Shanghai-based Chinese state-owned automaker, SAIC Motor, and has been since 2005.  MG cars haven't been made in The UK since 2016; They are imported mostly from China, but also Thailand.

[Sparktrader]

8 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Too old to be driving a car.

My nana drove til 92. 67 isnt even old. 80yos can run marathons.

 

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, DjSilver said:

Yes, we always blame the Thai police here.

You shouldn't disturb a sleeping dog or a parked driver.

[BerndN]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

MG is an iconic British car brand.

 

The vehicle is built by Saic motor-CP in Thailand.

 

But the MG Headquarters is in Britain.

MG was a British car brand. It was owned by the MG Rover Group until 2005. After that, the trademark rights were sold to China. The Chinese brand MG has been around ever since. MG Motor UK Limited, headquartered in Birmingham, has existed since 2006. It has been assembling cars for nine years[1] and, as of 2021, is selling four models produced in China under the MG brand name.

 

[pomchop]

with bolt rides and baht buses so cheap driving makes little to no sense especially if drunk or impaired in some manner

[Chongalulu]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Pretty sure the forthcoming impact to his bank account will far outweigh the damage to the car, probably cost him near to 3-4 million

I doubt there’s 3-4 million worth of cars there and the MG looks repairable. First class insurance too I suspect.

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, Moti24 said:

Get your facts right!  The British HQ is owned by the Shanghai-based Chinese state-owned automaker, SAIC Motor, and has been since 2005.  MG cars haven't been made in The UK since 2016; They are imported mostly from China, but also Thailand.

Are you saying the MG headquarters are not in the UK ?

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Tarteso said:

Who is this passenger ? ????

The plastic bag spirit. 

[jesimps]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

MG is an iconic British car brand.

 

The vehicle is built by Saic motor-CP in Thailand.

 

But the MG Headquarters is in Britain.

MG was a British car, it's now Chinese. Doesn't matter where the headquarters is.

[brianthainess]

So a Massive sleep, not a Micro sleep.

[wombat]

which 6/1 are we talking about?????

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, ezzra said:

Some people with narcolepsy condition experience automatic behavior during brief episodes of sudden urge to sleep where they fall a sleep uncontrollably and that probably what happened and this sis why he god spooked...

I get that when the missus starts on one.

[shackleton]

The report said he felt spooked and drove off at great speed 

He must have been guilty of something to speed away when the police knocked on his car ???? ???? 

[Rimmer]

Some troll posts and replies have been removed

[Thingamabob]

11 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Too old to be driving a car.

Thanks a lot. How old are you, and when do you intend to stop driving ?

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

Did a Brit run off with your first wife?

 

No, it´s enough with all other things they do make us all look stupid. However, if that would have been the case, i would be in debt to him forever.

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, itsari said:

Seems like you like fake statements too

It´s not false. Brits are far overrepresented when it comes to acting stupid and making problems in Thailand.

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, BritScot said:

Really!!!

Yes, really! You should spend more time reading the news.

[Andrew65]

16 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Just another Brit, that is helping Thais view on foreigners. I sincerely hope they soon understand the difference between Brits and other foreigners.

Nothing like a bit o' racism!?????

[StevieAus]

11 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Too old to be driving a car.

If you look at the statistics from Australia, UK etc you will see that it is the younger drivers who have the most serious accidents hence the higher insurance premiums. 

[hotandsticky]

12 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

It´s not false. Brits are far overrepresented when it comes to acting stupid and making problems in Thailand.

Another arrogant Kraut.

 

 

No shortage of those either.

[Andrew65]

16 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

If you look at the statistics from Australia, UK etc you will see that it is the younger drivers who have the most serious accidents hence the higher insurance premiums. 

Yes. In the UK your insurance premiums don't start falling until you reach 25 years old.

[rbkk]

16 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

A Brit crashed his Brit car.................

I can hear Sunesh laughing from here. Is this a PR offensive from TAT?