Bentley driver charged with drug taking - tycoon was high on meth in expressway smash, say police

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that three charges had been made against Suthat Siwaphiromrat, 52, after last week's early morning collision on the expressway in Bangkok between a Bentley, a Pajero and a fire truck.

 

After tests on Suthat's blood he has been charged with: 

 

1. Taking Ketamine

2. Driving under the influence of meth amphetamine and causing a serious accident

3. Negligent, reckless and scary driving.

 

The drugs charges could not be prosecuted by the expressway police so the matter is now being handled jointly by deputy commissioner Pol Col Sukit Arinrikthawin and the Thung Mahamek police department.

 

In a briefing at metropolitan police HQ yesterday spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek said that accident investigators were still examining the evidence for a potential speeding charge.

 

The Bentley was legally on the road but any illegal modifications are under investigation.

 

The RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat and a deputy called for the investigation to be transparent, fast and fair.

 

Meanwhile, Thai Rath also reported negotiations between "Sia Jap" - the tycoon's nickname - and the owner of the Pajero and the people injured in that vehicle.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

In total he is paying out more than 2 million baht in payments for injuries suffered and repairs. 

 

He is paying off the remaining hire purchase installments on the Pajero.

 

This 2 million baht will be paid next Friday.

 

Damage to the fire truck was settled last Friday when the tycoon paid 800,000 baht.

 

 

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[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Bentley was legally on the road but any illegal modifications are under investigation.

Absolutely..... now that would be a crime!

[ezzra]

You can put people in fancy cars and tone of dosh, but you can't take their farmer's attitudes when it comes to consuming drugs...

[worgeordie]

Paying reparations to the injured and for damaged vehicles will result 

in greatly reduced punishment for the Bentley driver , business tycoon

allegedly taking Ketamine and Meth ! ,I thought Cocaine would have been

more his drug of choice . 

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

[JoePai]

Love it, being charged for "scary driving"   ????

[Elkski]

At least he is maning up unlike the red bull heir Boss.  Still needs to serve some time for drug driving.  Maybe similar to this casino Chinese who tested positive.  Oh yeah they got to go home no mention of blacklisted. 

[toofarnorth]

Next time the BiB stop him he will be saying ' Don't you know who I was '.

[Gottfrid]

Another one paying himself off. No problem. Buy a new car and do it again.

[richard_smith237]

22 minutes ago, ezzra said:

You can put people in fancy cars and tone of dosh, but you can't take their farmer's attitudes when it comes to consuming drugs...

Huh ???

 

What’s ’this farmers attitude’ you mention ?

 

[richard_smith237]

9 minutes ago, Elkski said:

At least he is maning up unlike the red bull heir Boss.  Still needs to serve some time for drug driving.  Maybe similar to this casino Chinese who tested positive.  Oh yeah they got to go home no mention of blacklisted. 

He didn't kill anyone.....  I think we’ll see a fine and a driving ban, perhaps a suspended sentence at the most...

 

What would someone in the US or UK receive for the same?....  I don’t think they’d end up in prison. 

 

 

[kotsak]

The fact that this case is still making the news shows that they are still bargaining about the thickness of the brown envelope or the lack of it.. ????

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

What would someone in the US or UK receive for the same?....  I don’t think they’d end up in prison. 

DUI causing an accident high on meth and at that speed? Custodial sentence pretty much guaranteed.

[spidermike007]

This man should be locked up. But, he is wealthy, so the chances are very low. He will likely be asked to pay a fine, then it will all go away. 

[BusyB]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Absolutely..... now that would be a crime!

Indeed, only a cretin would want to pimp a Bentley ...

[BusyB]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Paying reparations to the injured and for damaged vehicles will result 

in greatly reduced punishment for the Bentley driver , business tycoon

allegedly taking Ketamine and Meth ! ,I thought Cocaine would have been

more his drug of choice . 

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

Nowt tackier than proles with money ...

[BusyB]

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

DUI causing an accident high on meth and at that speed? Custodial sentence pretty much guaranteed.

Yeah, sadly if it'd been alc he'd have waied + walked already. It's the drugs they don't like, not the rest.

[Bluespunk]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

In total he is paying out more than 2 million baht in payments for injuries suffered and repairs. 

 

He is paying off the remaining hire purchase instalments on the Pajero.

 

This 2 million baht will be paid next Friday.

 

Silver linings...

[phetphet]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

In total he is paying out more than 2 million baht in payments for injuries suffered and repairs. 

Don't forget the basket of fruit.

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The drugs charges could not be prosecuted by the expressway police so the matter is now being handled jointly by deputy commissioner Pol Col Sukit Arinrikthawin and the Thung Mahamek police department.

they will jointly split the proceeds

[ikke1959]

Whatever.... his license revoked for at least 1 year a jail term and very big fine....He is rich enough and doesn't stand above any law... Show that Justitia is blind, instead of having a vault for envelopes

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

1. Taking Ketamine

2. Driving under the influence of meth amphetamine and causing a serious accident

3. Negligent, reckless and scary driving

How many points for "scary driving" ?

[Bangkok Barry]

6 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Another one paying himself off. No problem. Buy a new car and do it again.

If it's cost him millions do you really think he'd do it again? Really?

[Gottfrid]

40 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

If it's cost him millions do you really think he'd do it again? Really?

If you have about 680 millions and 5 go away, that´s not a big deal.

[Gottfrid]

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Huh ???

 

What’s ’this farmers attitude’ you mention ?

 

He simply pick on the farmers instead of the Brits. You know, we all need something to get hooked on. Now you jump on him every time he make a comment too. Your starting to get busy, huh!

[itsari]

52 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

If you have about 680 millions and 5 go away, that´s not a big deal.

,7 percent of his wealth is as you say not a big deal , yet I understand the offender has a brother who is a politician and can not afford any more damage to his brothers reputation than needed .

[Kilick]

Charged with scary driving!! I see that every day on Koh Samui 

[Geir Rasch]

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

He didn't kill anyone.....  I think we’ll see a fine and a driving ban, perhaps a suspended sentence at the most...

 

What would someone in the US or UK receive for the same?....  I don’t think they’d end up in prison. 

 

 

I dont know US or UK, but in Norway driving under influence of drug/alcohol is automatic prison-time.

[xtrnuno41]

On 1/16/2023 at 3:17 AM, webfact said:

He is paying off the remaining hire purchase installments on the Pajero.

I think he has to pay a new Pajero, fully paid AND finish the payments on the "old"one. Then additional some couple of million on personal damages and mental damages.

After paying, go to jail for a year and driver licence revoked for 5 years. 

[richard_smith237]

21 hours ago, Geir Rasch said:

I dont know US or UK, but in Norway driving under influence of drug/alcohol is automatic prison-time.

Depends on the amount - Mandatory prison sentence if over 0.15% BAC (in Norway).

[cygan]

I feel many seem to miss the point with regards to the difference between jail time and no reparation or reparation and negotiated less or no jail time. In my country if a drunk or drugged driver wrote off my vehicle and I only had third party insurance, the driver may well do prison time or not, but I have to cover the cost of my vehicle ( can be between 10-40 thousand dollars) the courts rarely give reparation as it must be requested and then few ever pay it . In this instance there were no serious injuries or death and since the man is able to pay reparation then as a victim I believe it to be fair to let the victims negotiate the reparation against reduced or no prison. Let the courts decide his fine for drugs or drink and of course the optional BIB envelope. Of course both systems are apt to victims losing out as in the Red Bull case as reparation to the wife was exceptionally and disgustingly small and He has not faced court for the drug or drink issue, but then as my friends say he is a slimy weasil with a filthy rat for a mother.