Allegedly Intoxicated British Driver Injured in Pattaya Pickup Truck Accident

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Pattaya — A British national was injured in a pickup truck accident in Pattaya on December 1st.

At about 00:10 AM yesterday, the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation received a report of a car accident involving a pickup truck driven by a British national. The incident occurred on a road within Soi Mab Yai Lia 53, Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chonburi province. Upon notification, the rescue teams, along with the Pattaya police, promptly went to the scene to investigate.

 

At the accident site, rescue teams and police found a bronze Toyota Revo 4-door pickup truck with Chonburi license plates. The vehicle had collided with and damaged a streetlight pole, causing it to bend. The truck then overturned, tilted on its side, and suffered significant damage to its front section.

 

Inside the vehicle, rescue teams discovered Mr. Curie L., a 60-year-old British national, injured and trapped.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-12-02

 

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[jacko45k]

Schmuck!

[Geoffggi]

Don't drink & drive no sympathy .............

[Mike Lister]

It's not his fault, those poles in Chonburi are renowned for jumping at vehicles in the night.

[bob smith]

500 baht fine and a wai is the going rate innit?

[stoner]

6 minutes ago, bob smith said:

500 baht fine and a wai is the going rate innit?

 

restricted to locals i'm afraid. or high value russian women.

[findlay13]

Glad only he the boat anchor  was hurt not some other innocent.

[Gsxrnz]

Straight road and plenty of lighting, but wifey says it was very dark.  That'll be the 90% tint on the windscreen. 

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police, promptly went to the scene to investigate.

Just after midnight they took some waking.

[Mike Lister]

8 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

Straight road and plenty of lighting, but wifey says it was very dark.  That'll be the 90% tint on the windscreen. 

Night time, dark and 90% tint, what could possibly go wromg!

[Bangkok Barry]

When they arrived at the accident scene, the road was relatively dark, leading to the collision with the streetlight pole and the subsequent overturning of the vehicle.

 

Relative to what? Looks bright enough to me. Yet more ridiculous reporting.

[Gsxrnz]

Just now, Mike Lister said:

Night time, dark and 90% tint, what could possibly go wromg!

 

It pays to turn the headlights off and place your Singha T-shirt over the dashboard, thus eliminating interior reflective light and improving external vision through the tint. It also saves fuel and makes your battery last longer, so it's also good for the environment. 

[Mike Lister]

3 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

 

It pays to turn the headlights off and place your Singha T-shirt over the dashboard, thus eliminating interior reflective light and improving external vision through the tint. It also saves fuel and makes your battery last longer, so it's also good for the environment. 

I do all those things, plus I close my eyes and my wife tells me what to do, slow down, turn left, move over a lane.....she does that during the day time so why not at night too.

[Denim]

7 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Relative to what?

 

Surface of the sun ?

[Denim]

' Blow into the bag sir '

" I can't. Already tried. She doesn't like it '

[Gsxrnz]

2 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

I do all those things, plus I close my eyes and my wife tells me what to do, slow down, turn left, move over a lane.....she does that during the day time so why not at night too.

 

555.  You missed the part about her knowing which parking space is intrinsically the best.

[roo860]

Mr Curie? Luckily he didn't end up in a Korma.

[quake]

Oh dear.

Naughty boy letting the side down. 

Wait for the police crack down now,  on all evil foreigners on the roads. 

 

[quake]

1 hour ago, Mike Lister said:

It's not his fault, those poles in Chonburi are renowned for jumping at vehicles in the night.

 

Oh, I thought the poles were xenophobic and only did that to Thai people.

Looks like they got there act together now. 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by quake

[PETERTHEEATER]

. Curie reportedly declined to be transported to the hospital for an unknown reason.

 

I too would refuse to go to a hospital without good reason.

[Morch]

Looks like a winner.

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

500 baht fine and a wai is the going rate innit?

Not for foreigners. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

The drunk guy said to the officer that he couldn't see, the sun got in his eyes. 

[bob smith]

50 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Not for foreigners. 

Whats the difference?

[stupidfarang]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

When they arrived at the accident scene, the road was relatively dark, leading to the collision with the streetlight pole and the subsequent overturning of the vehicle.

 

Relative to what? Looks bright enough to me. Yet more ridiculous reporting.

I agree, if you read the original artical there are lots of street photos which show the road was well lit. It is a standard excuse used here, "It was dark, could not see" they need to open their eyes, plus do not drink and drive.

 

[NextG]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

When they arrived at the accident scene, the road was relatively dark, leading to the collision with the streetlight pole and the subsequent overturning of the vehicle.

 

Relative to what? Looks bright enough to me. Yet more ridiculous reporting.

That’s what his wife told them…

[NextG]

He was at least two metres off track in order to have hit that post:

 

[2baht]

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

500 baht fine and a wai is the going rate innit?

There is the skin tax, add 300%!

[PoorSucker]

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

500 baht fine and a wai is the going rate innit?

Know one guy on Samui that was caught driving drunk, had to go to court.

3000 baht fine

Judge told him,second time three months in monkey house.

Edited December 2, 2023 by PoorSucker

[BigStar]

2 hours ago, quake said:

Oh dear.

Naughty boy letting the side down. 

Wait for the police crack down now,  on all evil foreigners on the roads. 

 

 

Yeah, just one of "our lads," no biggie. Yet we all know UK drivers all drive perfectly, being educated, highly trained, and sporting higher IQs and bigger penises than Thais. Hence all our Driving Instructors to comment when a Thai has an accident. WOT happened?

 

But drinking & driving impaired, as he obviously was, is more than just "naughty." "Evil foreigners" further attempt to diminish his personal fault by deflecting to Thais--as usual. Where's the Red Bull heir?