Bentley driver avoided roadside DUI test after complaining of chest pains - not enough puff!

[BKKBike09]

He should also be charged with various fashion offences, given his appalling dress sense.

 

PS - his older brother is a politician and head of the New Economics Party (who they? Ed.)

[chuang]

32 minutes ago, DjSilver said:

So this was a rich Thai in other words? If it had been a foreigner the Thai legal system wouldn't have needed any evidence, just another Thai to say what they think. Racist as ever.

Racist ??? You understand the meaning???

[chuang]

Money talks...

[HarrySeaman]

52 minutes ago, aussienam said:

Seems Thai police have a different view to other countries on reasonable time for taking blood alcohol readings.  Two hours I believe is a standard.  Blood alcohol concentrations reduce by 0.015 per hour.  He had several hours to potentially drop from mid/low range to legal limit.  Very convenient delay for the very wealthy driver.  Hmm.  Me thinks maybe something going on.  

So possible when driving, 0.115% - which is over double the legal limit of 0.05 mg

1 hour later 0.100 mg

2 hours later 0.087 mg

3 hours later 0.072 mg

4 hour later 0.057, which is still over the legal limit

4.5 hours later 0.049, which is just below the legal limit

 

I think I'll complain of chest pains if I ever get stopped for drink driving in Thailand.

[Keep Right]

19 minutes ago, LAThailand said:

Inconsiderate rich scumbag almost kills people and the pathetic excuse for a police force let him go. SNAFU.

A pathetic excuse for a country, not only the police force. Everyone is corrupt in Thailand, its in their DNA. The Thais are born with a corrupt gene that is passed on to generation after generation.

[DavisH]

"Chest pains"...noted...

[hellohello123]

Note to self: next time I'm taken to jail in thaialnd,  I'll just catch a taxi for a few hours

[ross163103]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Met traffic chief and deputy Pol Maj-Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek said that all police procedures were above board and transparent

Just incredible the s**t the RTP puts out, amazing what brown envelopes will do. And do they think the Thai people believe this <deleted>?!

 

Kind of like watchman saying all those half million dollar watches belonged to his friend, then when questioned about his friend.........he had died.  Can't they think up more plausible excuses than these(?), a 10 year old can see thru their BS.

[Gottfrid]

Easy, just take him to the nearest hospital and take a blood sample.

 

[Nong Khai Man]

5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

It happened on Sunday, and points counted started on Monday??Why deduct points? His license should be suspended for year

At Least !!

[Nong Khai Man]

1 hour ago, wombat said:

silly billy he was to drunk to blow according to his girl

Now That is More Likely In'it ??

 

[Andycoops]

Another hi-so fudge with bulging envelopes in abundance as usual, I suspect.

Somchai the noodle vendor would be in the Hilton by now...

[SpanishExpat]

This is Thailand!!! Officers as naive as kids + scared if dealing with hi-so/ influential culprits always lead to that embarrassing result.

 

That plus the fact that 9 out 10 officers are open-minded towards bribing.

 

The new Thai 12 point system is beyond ridiculous!! With no more than 4 points deducted in the worst case, you can basically drive drunk, have an accident and even kill people 3 Times!!!

Edited January 10, 2023 by SpanishExpat

[Robin]

The penalty for DUI here is so trivial, one wonders why he anted to avoid it.

A man of his wealth surely could afford a driver?

In UK failing to give a breath sample when requested is a crime equivalent to failing a breath test. But not in Thailand, so long as you are rich.

Did his wife know who his passenger was?

[OldPedro]

All "above board and transparent"....yeah, right!

[sambum]

"The driver would get 4 points off his licence for DUI if guilty."

 

Wow! That's gotta hurt!

[soalbundy]

2 hours ago, Jackbenimble said:

any particular reason he wasn't named?

Because he is a rich Thai.......probably the real reason he gave for not blowing.

[Harveyboy]

6 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

I think there is a bit of ' Don't you know who I am '  lurking here.

for sure

[Chongalulu]

3 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

For the damage caused, as insurers won't pay up if your DUI, surprised you don't know that, or did it skip your mind ?

The general principle is that insurers do pay up for third party damage/injuries no matter what the state of their insured driver,but may well exclude paying for their insured’s damage.

[Chongalulu]

1 hour ago, Robin said:

The penalty for DUI here is so trivial, one wonders why he anted to avoid it.

A man of his wealth surely could afford a driver?

In UK failing to give a breath sample when requested is a crime equivalent to failing a breath test. But not in Thailand, so long as you are rich.

Did his wife know who his passenger was?

Quite so on refusing a test,but also if there’s a delay in providing a test they can do a back calculation indicating what the alcohol level was at the time 

[itsari]

4 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

For the damage caused, as insurers won't pay up if your DUI, surprised you don't know that, or did it skip your mind ?

That statement is not correct in European law . Insurance companies have to payout third parties at least . And then you must consider who is at fault for the accident . Just because you have excess alcohol in your blood does note make you responsible  for the accident .

[Freddy42OZ]

7 hours ago, Shop mak said:

20 mill baht car but to cheap charlie to pay up.

Do you have difficulty reading?   

It clearly states "In other reports the tycoon has offered to pay everyone's expenses in the smash"

He also volunteered to go for a blood test at the Police hospital, which would be a far more accurate test.  

[Freddy42OZ]

1 hour ago, Robin said:

The penalty for DUI here is so trivial, one wonders why he anted to avoid it.

A man of his wealth surely could afford a driver?

In UK failing to give a breath sample when requested is a crime equivalent to failing a breath test. But not in Thailand, so long as you are rich.

Did his wife know who his passenger was?

Refusing the breath test has nothing to do with being rich.  Anyone can request a blood test instead.  A blood test is more accurate, but also far more inconvenient as it has to be done at the police hospital.  Breathalyzers are notoriously inaccurate.

As for having a driver, some people enjoy driving.  He most likely has a driver for when he isn't driving for the pure fun of it.

[itsari]

5 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said:

Refusing the breath test has nothing to do with being rich.  Anyone can request a blood test instead.  A blood test is more accurate, but also far more inconvenient as it has to be done at the police hospital.  Breathalyzers are notoriously inaccurate.

As for having a driver, some people enjoy driving.  He most likely has a driver for when he isn't driving for the pure fun of it.

Alcohol level in the blood is calculated in from the time of the accident in Europe . Then there is no advantage in delaying the blood test .

[Aussieroaming]

Once again the RTP blatantly leave themselves open to speculation about  "endemic corruption"and "brown paper envelope" because they (the RTP) make every effort to facilitate a late breathalyzer test for the Bently scumbag so that he gets an alcohol score as low as possible by delaying testing. 

 

Too bad that nobody cares enough about the yearly road toll deaths and/or maimed road users to hold these scumbag drink drivers accountable. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sydebolle]

If a "dirty farang" does anything wrong - and mind you, considerably more harmless - then a finger-pointing by the local Carabinieri is a minimum plus, of course, name, nationality and other "relevant" details. 
So I take it, the the photographer run out of battery juice so only the car but not the driver made it into the news - picture wise. What a farçe this whole official Thailand is!

As everyone can sue everybody, the name and other details were "omitted". If it helps, the weak driver's birthday is next month and he will turn 70. Let's see, if a new Bentley is appearing on the wishlist of birthday gifts ........  He seems to (almost) never run out of steam ???? 

[alex8912]

1 hour ago, itsari said:

Alcohol level in the blood is calculated in from the time of the accident in Europe . Then there is no advantage in delaying the blood test .

No matter if you weigh 45k or 200k? 

[Confuscious]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Met traffic chief and deputy Pol Maj-Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek said that all police procedures were above board and transparent.

Including the passing of the obvious "brown enveloppes".

[phetphet]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

 

However, there is a discrepancy. While the accident occurred at 12.35 am on Sunday it wasn't until 5 am before the Bentley driver was tested.

Wow!! None of us saw that coming!

[itsari]

Just now, alex8912 said:

No matter if you weigh 45k or 200k? 

They use impairment charts for male and female tests.