Russian Man Causes Multiple-Motorcycle Collision Late Night in Pattaya, Refuses Alcohol Test and Tries to Escape

[webfact]

 

Pattaya—At 2:00 AM, on November 4th, 2023, Pattaya City police officers received a multiple-motorcycle collision report in Bang Lamung, Chonburi.

The Pattaya City rescue team was dispatched to the incident scene on Pattaya Third Road and joined by The Pattaya News team and found three motorcycles crashed on an intersection road with four minor injuries.

One of the victims, Mr. Santichai Limtrakul, a 32-year-old mobile app taxi rider, reportedly said to the rescue team that he was stopping at the intersection to cross the road with his foreign passenger and another motorcyclist, Ms. Sabaporn Kongcharoen, 26, waiting beside him. Suddenly, a Russian man allegedly crashed his motorcycle into Santichai and Sabaporn.

The rescue team performed first aid to the wounded before transferring them to a nearby hospital.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-11-06

 

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[scubascuba3]

I was behind a drunk Thai on a scooter the other day, think he fell asleep, hit the curb and somehow managed to avoid a crash, laughed it off, drunk

Edited November 5, 2023 by scubascuba3

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya—At 2:00 AM, on November 4th, 2023, Pattaya City police officers received a multiple-motorcycle collision report in Bang Lamung, Chonburi

Must've been the rush-hour trying to get home at closing time.

[jacko45k]

Just now, hotchilli said:

Must've been the rush-hour trying to get home at closing time.

Got plenty of time to sober up, 90 days!

[smedly]

refusal to test is an automatic DUI plus whatever other charges pending

 

but will it happen ?

[Grumpy one]

I find it hard to believe that a Russian tourist would be drunk at 2 am whilst riding his bike. 🤐

[gargamon]

See? If the bars were open in Pattaya until 4:00 am this wouldn't have happened. The Russian would have passed out in the bar. Problem solved. 

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I was behind a drunk Thai on a scooter the other day, think he fell asleep, hit the curb and somehow managed to avoid a crash, laughed it off, drunk

Reality is it is often not the drink too... guy came around a sharp bend at me on the wrong side of the road but yesterday...  on his bike and his phone.. luckily woke up. Could have been drunk too I suppose!

[Bobthegimp]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

refusal to test is an automatic DUI plus whatever other charges pending

 

but will it happen ?

 

50k will clear it up. 

[mikebell]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

refusal to test is an automatic DUI plus whatever other charges pending

 

but will it happen ?

Depends on whether Pattaya Plod accepts roubles.

[Gottfrid]

Just another mad man

[bendejo]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

refusal to test is an automatic DUI plus whatever other charges pending

but will it happen ?

Depends on how much he has in his pocket.

 

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

See? If the bars were open in Pattaya until 4:00 am this wouldn't have happened. The Russian would have passed out in the bar. Problem solved. 

 

Apparently not. According to another thread today, although places can stay open until 4 they can't sell alcohol after 2. So, like non-alcohol days, I guess people will just have to stack their table before 2. More evidence that Thailand is a lunatic asylum.

 

“Every private sector shall follow the laws, especially, the extension of opening service of entertainment districts to 4 AM, but it does not mean that selling liquor beyond prescribed legal hours: 2 AM.