Chonburi Football Club’s goalkeeper apologizes for fatal drunk driving accident, vows to quit drinking for life

[anchadian]

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

A famous goalkeeper from the Chonburi Football Club has apologized for the fatal car accident that killed a 62-year-old female jogger and severely injured another this morning, pledging he will quit drinking for the rest of his life.

 

Pol. Col. Eknithat Waenpradab from the Mueang police station interrogated Mr. Worawut “Bank” Sukuna, the 23-year-old goalkeeper of Chonburi FC who fatally crashed his sedan into two joggers while drunk early this morning.

 

The officer said Bank requested to give his statement in court. However, he was in grief about what had happened and apologized to the victims.

 

Full story:  https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/26/update-chonburi-football-clubs-goalkeeper-apologizes-for-fatal-drunk-driving-accident-vows-to-quit-drinking-for-life/

 

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[onthedarkside]

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[worgeordie]

Will he , or is he just trying for a lesser sentence , hopefully not prison ,

personally I would make an example of him ,he needs to do time in

jail , not 6 months or a year , minimum 5 years , until the authorities

start taking DUI more seriously , more people are going to die needlessly .

 

regards Worgeordie 

[snoop1130]

Chonburi FC Goalkeeper Kills 1 in Drink-Driving

 

 

CHON BURI, Oct 26 (TNA) – The goalkeeper of the Chonburi Football Club drove under the influence of alcohol, failed to negotiate a curve and fatally hit people who were working out by walking. His blood alcohol level was as high as 184mg%.

 

The tragedy happened on a seaside road in Muang district. The dead person was identified as Ms Kanya, 62. She was in an exercise outfit and had her right leg and head broken.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1045094

 

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[scubascuba3]

He's said sorry so that seems to be sufficient, but we are in Thailand

[stoner]

21 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

head broken.

one way of putting it i guess.

[Gold Star]

No problem. All forgiven here after a few wais.

 

At the very least, he should be forced to play in leg irons with a 6" chain. 

[TheFishman1]

A very sad situation in football star goalie kills a lady jogging and injured another so what do you think the odds so be of a long sentence here in Thailand I have a very good idea what will finally happen and most people read the article probably already know what will happen in court  TIT

[Aussieroaming]

Scumbag drink driver should be charged with murder. Let the victim's family decide what justice is fair.

[jaiyen]

So what if he is a goalie for a football team.  That doesnt make him special. He was drunk and killed an innocent person. Throw the book at him.

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

Banned for life regarding driving and at  least 5 years for the death of an innocen. Should teach him a lesson as well as completely RUIN his career !

[jacko45k]

14 minutes ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

Banned for life regarding driving and at  least 5 years for the death of an innocen. Should teach him a lesson as well as completely RUIN his career !

He should go to jail for at least that long for the reckless manslaughter. 

[Archie Baker]

14 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Will he , or is he just trying for a lesser sentence , hopefully not prison ,

personally I would make an example of him ,he needs to do time in

jail , not 6 months or a year , minimum 5 years , until the authorities

start taking DUI more seriously , more people are going to die needlessly .

 

regards Worgeordie 

Exactly and he would loose his career and certainly stop drinking. 

[khunpa]

A “sorry” and a bit of money is all it takes, IF you are Thai. 
 

[RichardColeman]

15 hours ago, anchadian said:

pledging he will quit drinking for the rest of his life.

or atleast until the next cup win. Give the rat bag 10 years, and if they don't I'd say the family of the deceased are due 30-40% of this guys earnings for life

[Tarteso]

15 hours ago, anchadian said:

A famous goalkeeper from the Chonburi Football Club

I didn't know there was a football team in Th., not even that they were famous.  Anyway, this kid will stop drinking in jail.

 

RIP

[Andre0720]

I simply cannot hear the word 'sorry' any more.

The word sorry should be accompanied with an equivalent voice tone and body language, showing that one is genuinely sad, and repentant for an action that caused pain or damage to someone.

Here, I see a smile, a quirk, when this word is used, not genuine, and particularly when someone says it twice, like 'Oh sorry sorry', with no sign of being repentant, none.

So all I see is are lies.

A 'Wai', should be used to show respect towards other people, but I see only a mechanical gesture, before again doing something totally selfish, and devoid consideration toward others.

Or in this instance, the 'wai' is used to beg for others to find a person not responsible (again), for his actions.

 

The words used carry only a 7% significance of a message that one is trying to convey, the tone 38%, and the body language, 55%. A 'Wai' is used with no words, so no intonation to judge its truthfulness, and the body language is a mechanical gesture forced upon children to show their irrelevance compared to adults, or people of authority.

[DUNROAMIN]

14 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Will he , or is he just trying for a lesser sentence , hopefully not prison ,

personally I would make an example of him ,he needs to do time in

jail , not 6 months or a year , minimum 5 years , until the authorities

start taking DUI more seriously , more people are going to die needlessly .

 

regards Worgeordie 

He has  money nothing will happen. Maybe  a few Wha's, Barht to the family, and 2 eeks at a temple, all good. Seems the norm here. 

[Mikeyfromoz]

14 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Will he , or is he just trying for a lesser sentence , hopefully not prison ,

personally I would make an example of him ,he needs to do time in

jail , not 6 months or a year , minimum 5 years , until the authorities

start taking DUI more seriously , more people are going to die needlessly .

 

regards Worgeordie 

I agree, even 5 years in is jail isn't really enough, but at least it would be a step in the right direction...!
I was hit by a drunk driver in Australia in 1972, and I have been in debilitating pain since that night... 50 years of suffering, not having much enjoyment in life, not being able to do much physical activity at all, just because a man thought that he was a hero for being able to drive home drunk...!!! ????

[happy me]

It seems financial crimes get longer prison time than manslaughter etc.. school principal ripping off the school lunch money gets 199years.. this guy will probably get very low or zero prison time, especially if he has enough money to pay the family!

[Mikeyfromoz]

1 hour ago, Aussieroaming said:

Scumbag drink driver should be charged with murder. Let the victim's family decide what justice is fair.

Yep, if they make the choice to drive while drunk, then they chose ALL of the possible consequences associated with driving while drunk, so killing someone while deliberately choosing to drive while drunk is effectively murder...!!! 

[thailand49]

Who is everyone kidding!  

Compensation, stop drinking for life!????



 

[Xonax]

I have lost count of, how many times I have promised myself to quit drinking.

[AlQaholic]

Famous Goalkeeper??? I've never heard of him. But then I thoroughly don't like football at all on the club level.

[riverhigh]

Here we go again, the "sorry" and "wai" used by hi-so / celebrity Thais to get out of jail. A real confidence booster for the Thai justice system. 

[dallen52]

What's his goal keeping skills have to do with the accident?

[Foghorn]

So he’s not even being charged with drink driving , only reckless 

[hansombeast]

I watched the footage on the tv about this,, he was also very aggressive and obviously didn't appreciate being told what to do by the bib. He should be banned and jailed end of story

[Ginner]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

He should go to jail for at least that long for the reckless manslaughter. 

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. The lady was 62 so here it will be looked at how long she had left to live, was her family dependent upon on her, how wealth was she, how wealthy are the family and how wealthy is the footballer??????? they can charge him with DUI, but the family can take compensation for her death. In Thailand justice usually means, how much money can we get out of this.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, anchadian said:

The officer said Bank requested to give his statement in court. However, he was in grief about what had happened and apologized to the victims.

Too late for one of them... trying to garner some sympathy and a lesser conviction?