Reckless Driver Causes Blackout; Flees Scene Leaving Injured Friend Behind

[webfact]

 

On October 18, a reckless youth at the wheel of a sedan, sped out of control in Banglamung, Chonburi, crashing into four utility poles. The incident caused a widespread power outage.

 

Miraculously, no one was killed, but the driver panicked, abandoned the vehicle and fled, leaving his injured friend and a damaged Toyota Yaris behind, reported Daily News.

 

The collision occurred around 6 a.m., sending rescue teams from Pattaya Saeng Bariboon Thammasathan Foundation and Huay Yai Police to the scene.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The vehicle, registered to Bangkok, was found with its front badly damaged, nestled against a downed high-voltage pole.

 

Two injured males were discovered at the scene, both disoriented and wounded, awaiting assistance.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Local residents recounted hearing a loud bang before discovering the wreckage and fallen poles.

 

The accident disrupted traffic and left the area in darkness, with electrical services expected to be restored by 2 p.m. Police is actively seeking the absent driver to face legal consequences for his reckless actions, including a thorough examination for drugs and alcohol in his system.

 

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[retarius]

Good news, no one killed. Perhaps they should raise the driving age to 70.

[EVENKEEL]

When in doubt, run.

[mikebell]

A friend indeed!

[Tarteso]

Who need friends like him ?

[proton]

Almost certainly pissed as a skunk

[Will B Good]

........leaving his injured ex-friend

[eddie61]

including a thorough examination for drugs and alcohol in his system.,

 

as well as his bank account I expect

[spidermike007]

This is the behavior of a half man. An undeveloped mind, a lost soul. Absolutely nothing there. He seems to have never been taught any values, and possesses no sense of ethics, like a wild forest animal. 

 

Where were his parents when he was growing up, and why did they fail so miserably? 

[Bangkok Barry]

3 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is the behavior of a half man. An undeveloped mind, a lost soul. Absolutely nothing there. He seems to have never been taught any values, and possesses no sense of ethics, like a wild forest animal. 

 

Where were his parents when he was growing up, and why did they fail so miserably? 

Many have children as a future insurance policy to take care of them when they get old, in place of a government system (pension of 600 baht a month. Wow!). They don't have any interest in raising them and quite often dump them on elderly grandparents who can barely take care of themselves, let alone a kid. Many are certainly not parents in the Western sense.

 

We have a 13 year old nephew living with us while his mother lives most of the year in Hungary. It's the culture. And I wasn't even asked about him living with us. I was just told it was happening.

[Will B Good]

3 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Many have children as a future insurance policy to take care of them when they get old, in place of a government system (pension of 600 baht a month. Wow!). They don't have any interest in raising them and quite often dump them on elderly grandparents who can barely take care of themselves, let alone a kid. Many are certainly not parents in the Western sense.

 

We have a 13 year old nephew living with us while his mother lives most of the year in Hungary. It's the culture. And I wasn't even asked about him living with us. I was just told it was happening.

Certainly in Isaan I would say the majority of the kids are 'raised' by grandparents whilst their mothers are working elsewhere and sending money back.......heaven only knows where the fathers are?

[Goat]

19 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is the behavior of a half man. An undeveloped mind, a lost soul. Absolutely nothing there. He seems to have never been taught any values, and possesses no sense of ethics, like a wild forest animal. 

 

Where were his parents when he was growing up, and why did they fail so miserably? 

No Mike. A smart bloke.

 

Trick is when in situations like this is to run off, sober up and then present yourself to the police next morning after getting a doctors certificate saying you were in "shock"

 

That way the mongrel coppers can not pin a DUI charge on you. And the insurance pays out.

 

If i was the injured mate i would have told him to run off to. 

Real men and real mates look after each other like that. They didnt panic, and played it smart.

 

[PJ71]

28 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is the behavior of a half man. An undeveloped mind, a lost soul. Absolutely nothing there. He seems to have never been taught any values, and possesses no sense of ethics, like a wild forest animal. 

 

Where were his parents when he was growing up, and why did they fail so miserably? 

So situation normal then.

[PJ71]

15 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Certainly in Isaan I would say the majority of the kids are 'raised' by grandparents whilst their mothers are working elsewhere and sending money back.......heaven only knows where the fathers are?

My wifes nephew is 24 ( i think ), 2 kids by 2 different woman, with none of them.

 

No living somewhere else with another woman, no doubt spreading more of his worthless seed.

 

From what i've seen this it totally normal in rural Thailand, there's seldom you fine one normal family.

[Will B Good]

10 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

My wifes nephew is 24 ( i think ), 2 kids by 2 different woman, with none of them.

 

No living somewhere else with another woman, no doubt spreading more of his worthless seed.

 

From what i've seen this it totally normal in rural Thailand, there's seldom you fine one normal family.

Sadly yes......and one of the reasons I've seen put forward as to why attractive young Thai women are 'happy' to be in a relationship with older, financially/emotionally stable farangs.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Miraculously, no one was killed, but the driver panicked, abandoned the vehicle and fled, leaving his injured friend and a damaged Toyota Yaris behind,

Mr nice guy.... 

[Bangkok Barry]

29 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Certainly in Isaan I would say the majority of the kids are 'raised' by grandparents whilst their mothers are working elsewhere and sending money back.......heaven only knows where the fathers are?

In the sister-in-law's case, she's had three kids. Maybe a fourth when she was working in Japan as a 'waitress' before being deported for overstaying her visa. He made a couple of visits to Thailand and was a nice chap - I've never met a Japanese who wasn't a nice person - and bought her a house in Bangkok, and a car. She got rid of him though. Her second (or first) sperm donator was Chinese and worked as a tour guide. She married him for awhile but they split after having a daughter who went to live with him.

 

Her third (or second) sperm donator was a one-night stand with someone she met on-line. That son is now at uni and living between terms at his mother's empty house. The fourth (or third) sperm donator was her second husband, a Australian-based Brit. She lived with him in Oz for a while, before divorcing and he has since died. Their kid lives with us.

 

She now has husband number three and they are too old now for her to have another kid to dump. He's Dutch and was going to live with her in the village. But he decided he'd had enough of dealing with the immigration nonsense here so he and she live mostly in Hungary now, where he bought a cheap house. They were both given a five year visa straight off, and he doesn't have to annually ask for permission to live with his wife and report to the immigration police every 90 days as if he is a criminal on probation. She's happy enough to not live in her messed-up country, and not have the burden of caring for her own kids.

[AhFarangJa]

Surprised it made the news, it is a regular occurrence out here every week, some drunken moron takes out a power pole on a bend, normally about midnight. Have to give the power guys a high five though, it now only takes them a couple of hours and power is back on.

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

........leaving his injured ex-friend

And just to confuse.....

 

Two injured males were discovered at the scene, both disoriented and wounded, awaiting assistance.

 

[RichardColeman]

Prime example of workers in Thailand and why construction takes forever !

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Have to give the power guys a high five though, it now only takes them a couple of hours and power is back on.

Plenty of experience. Including restoring power when a transformer blows up. And at any time in any weather. High fives to them indeed.

[Hardcastle P]

We should be asking how the lowlife can afford a vehicle, some person will no doubt have acted as a guarantor.

[Woof999]

3 hours ago, Goat said:

No Mike. A smart bloke.

 

Trick is when in situations like this is to run off, sober up and then present yourself to the police next morning after getting a doctors certificate saying you were in "shock"

 

That way the mongrel coppers can not pin a DUI charge on you. And the insurance pays out.

 

If i was the injured mate i would have told him to run off to. 

Real men and real mates look after each other like that. They didnt panic, and played it smart.

 

Bullshod.

 

A real mate would have taken the car keys and not let him drive. Maybe paid for a taxi too.

[AustinRacing]

Another example of a spineless Thai male. Don’t know how to handle adversity. 

[spidermike007]

9 hours ago, Goat said:

No Mike. A smart bloke.

 

Trick is when in situations like this is to run off, sober up and then present yourself to the police next morning after getting a doctors certificate saying you were in "shock"

 

That way the mongrel coppers can not pin a DUI charge on you. And the insurance pays out.

 

If i was the injured mate i would have told him to run off to. 

Real men and real mates look after each other like that. They didnt panic, and played it smart.

 

True, if it was as you say. But, you are assuming an awful lot of common sense and reason, under pressure. 

[spidermike007]

9 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Many have children as a future insurance policy to take care of them when they get old, in place of a government system (pension of 600 baht a month. Wow!). They don't have any interest in raising them and quite often dump them on elderly grandparents who can barely take care of themselves, let alone a kid. Many are certainly not parents in the Western sense.

 

We have a 13 year old nephew living with us while his mother lives most of the year in Hungary. It's the culture. And I wasn't even asked about him living with us. I was just told it was happening.

I am one of the truly fortunate ones. I decided to not have kids. Likely the best decision I ever made. However, one of the reasons for that decision was the idea that if you are going to do it, do it well. The whole parenting concept here is impossible to wrap ones mind around. 

 

You are a good man. I would have offered an emphatic "non way on earth"! Find someplace else for the runt. 

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Prime example of workers in Thailand and why construction takes forever !

Used to see that in Abu Dhabi, four people stood looking into a hole with a single Baluchistani in there digging. 

[Stargeezr]

Big, Brave, Drunk Driver.  I think...

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I am one of the truly fortunate ones. I decided to not have kids. Likely the best decision I ever made.

Me too. Especially as my talents - okay, talent - does not extend to learning another language. I am jealous of those who can. And so, living with a son or daughter I can't communicate with? As now with the nephew. He's been learning English for eight years and still can't put a sentence together, but still had his turn one month as best in his class at English. I guess, like me, his talents lay elsewhere. Actually, he's very good at drawing cartoon characters and I've suggested that should be encouraged. Falls on deaf ears, of course.

 

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

However, one of the reasons for that decision was the idea that if you are going to do it, do it well.

I was wise enough to know that I don't have the patience to be a parent. I learned from my father how not to be a father and would have avoided his mistakes, but I know it wouldn't be for me. I can interact with a kid for only a very limited amount of time. Some would say it would be different if it was my own kid, but I don't think so.