By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Patong – A French motorbike rider has been charged with hit and run after a Thai pedestrian sustained serious injuries in Patong.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express today (February 16th) that last week on February 10th Mrs. Maliwan Sarnrat, 54, was crossing a small road in Soi Sai Namyen in Patong. She sustained severe injuries after she was hit by a motorbike. The rider did not stop.

 

Patong Police told the Phuket Express that on February 14th the rider returned the motorbike in question to a motorbike rental shop on Pracha Nukroa Road in Patong. The rider was identified as Mr. NAJI SAMI BOUAKKAZ, a French national.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/02/16/french-motorbike-rider-charged-with-hit-and-run-after-thai-pedestrian-seriously-injured-in-patong-video/

 

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Good French name that.... presumably he is one of the French Arabs who ride their motorbikes around Patong, ignoring traffic rules etc.

He should have stopped. But the pedestrian jumped in front of the bike clearly without looking. 

This was inevitable and I'm surprised that it's not a common occurence on the narrow streets of Patong. It's great that the authorites have tracked the guy down and let's hope that the punishment fits the crime to act as a deterrent to others.

12 minutes ago, Robbkk said:

But the pedestrian jumped in front of the bike clearly without looking. 

 

I presume you saw the clip?

 

She looked and the a-hole was driving at least twice the speed of other motorists.

 

 

17 minutes ago, Robbkk said:

He should have stopped. But the pedestrian jumped in front of the bike clearly without looking. 

are you ## serious

16 minutes ago, Robbkk said:

He should have stopped. But the pedestrian jumped in front of the bike clearly without looking. 

And you know that how? were you there? hit and run is a serious offence where i come from...

8 minutes ago, ezzra said:

And you know that how? were you there? hit and run is a serious offence where i come from...

Video is in the article - horrendous. Hope they throw the book at him.

This a$$h*** was riding way too fast for prevailing road conditions - built up area, pedestrians, blind spots, congested street.  To take off after striking the lady is cowardice and typical selfishness that prevails here in LOS. Why ride this fast in a built up zone?  Showing off? Self perceived bravado? Trying to intimidate and scare others with aggressive riding?  What was the rush? I bet there was no legitimate reason.  Just sheer stupidity as normal. 

 

The fault of the pedestrian is that she did not take more due care to cross, taking into account the fact there are dangerous drivers/riders in this country. If a bike is speeding, accelerating up a street, don't think these idiots will slow down to the speed limit or less.  You may be the one in the right,  but that doesn't help when you are crippled or dead. 

25 minutes ago, aussienam said:

Why ride this fast in a built up zone?  

 

How fast was he going ?

Possibly drunk.  Would explain the excessive speed, poor judgement in deciding not to stop and an attempt to avoid a drunk driving charge (among other charges).

Another graduate of the "Grab" and "Food Panda" drivers education course.

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

Good French name that.... presumably he is one of the French Arabs who ride their motorbikes around Patong, ignoring traffic rules etc.

The name seems to be of Algerian origin wherein 85% are Arab. Being a French citizen doesn't mean the name is necessarily French. Until 1962 all Algerians were considered to be French citizens, albeit different Kegan status from fully French citizens.

Name can be found to minor extent also in Poland and Morocco. 

 

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

Good French name that.... presumably he is one of the French Arabs who ride their motorbikes around Patong, ignoring traffic rules etc.

 

since when was a name a reliable indicator of nationality?

13 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

 

since when was a name a reliable indicator of nationality?

It's not of course, but the poster you quoted didn't question nationality, ie Citizenship., He was making an educated guess as to the Frenchman's origins. 

I agree with his conclusion.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

How fast was he going ?

Silly question. Impossible to state an exact speed from the video. However, it was excessively fast for the conditions and almost certainly above legal limits. The girl did look first and tried to run to safety, but the person on the bike was going way too fast for her to escape. The rider made no attempt to swerve and only briefly braked about a meter before hitting the girl. He then immediately sped up to flee the scene.

This Frenchman, of North African origin, should spend considerable time in a prison cell to contemplate his actions.

Over the years there have been far too many incidents of this nature in Phuket, specifically Patong and Kamala, with the common themes of gangs of French citizens with Arab names, big bikes, speed in busy streets and disregard for others. The Police need to get serious about their activities. 

     

The worst thing in thailand are farangs, who think they have to drive like thais.......

The high quality pied noir of the southern end of Nanai Rd. People complain about the Russians but these are at the same level as the Chinese, when it comes to annoyance.

No wonder that real quality tourist unfortunately stay away.

This one definitely checks all the stereotype boxes… !!! 
 

French ‘Arab’ speeding on a big bike with disregard for anyone else….   Been going on for years with this ‘lot’… even recent complaints / arrests made… 

Will his penalty / punishment be worse or lighter than the policeman who killed the Dr last year ? 

Absolute scum

21 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

The worst thing in thailand are farangs, who think they have to drive like thais.......

I agree, however in this case we're dealing with a French Arab. They behave that way in France too, only the difference is that the police don't go near them there.

These guys think Phuket is a tropical extension of France, as unfortunately hip hop personalities such as Seth Gecko (and movies such as Paradise Beach) have heavily promoted this.

3 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

How fast was he going ?

Too fast...

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Too fast...

And that speed was ?

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

And that speed was ?

Too fast to avoid the accident.

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Too fast to avoid the accident.

Typical of this forum...avoiding the answer.

 

 

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Typical of this forum...avoiding the answer.

 

 

As you undoubtedly know, it's very hard to ascertain the speed at which he was travelling, but having been a road user for 60 years, I would hazard a guess at around 70 to 80 km/h.

 

There, satisfied now?

Because it was a Thai pedestrian, the Arab will have to take into account that he will receive a hefty punishment in contrast if it had been a white victim.

But there's nothing wrong with that.

He shouldn't have left the scene, but first thing the fuzz need to do is calculate his speed. Should be fairly easy with the right equipment, they have a video, speed = distance / time, they could measure the distance, analyse the video with respect to time. Not that I'm trying to justify what happened after he hit her but I would almost guarantee that if it was a Thai rider and the speed was calculated to be within limits for that road the only case would be the hit and run. For a Thai - 500 baht and a wai

9 hours ago, xylophone said:

As you undoubtedly know, it's very hard to ascertain the speed at which he was travelling, but having been a road user for 60 years, I would hazard a guess at around 70 to 80 km/h.

 

There, satisfied now?

"Guess"........... there we go, finally answered my question.