Allegedly Intoxicated British Man on Motorbike Crashes Into Pattaya Taxi Injures Two Girls

[snoop1130]

 

At 3:16 AM, on April 4th, 2024, Pattaya City police received an accident report of a foreigner who was allegedly intoxicated on a motorbike colliding with a motorbike taxi driver carrying two young female passengers causing many injuries in front of Wat Chai, Banglamung, Chonburi.

 

Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation officers and relevant agencies were dispatched to the accident scene and found a damaged red-white motorbike. Nearby, a black motorbike had its front broken in severe condition.

 

Mr. Nirun Phromsiri, a 35-year-old red-white motorbike taxi rider, who suffered only a minor injury, told the rescue teams that he had picked up two female passengers to bring to Wat Chai for religious reasons.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: The Pattaya News 2024-04-04

 

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[Crossy]

15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

At 3:16 AM, on April 4th, 2024,

 

15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

picked up two female passengers to bring to Wat Chai for religious reasons.

 

[transam]

The farangy is a complete fool.........

[soi3eddie]

British. From Liverpool. Total idiot.

So sad for the innocent young girls seriously injured.

 

[scubascuba3]

a criminal record check prior to arrival would stop a lot of these people

[EdrigoSalvadore]

What's interesting is if he has to pay for the hospital bills for the passengers, even they didn't wear helmets, and sat three on one scooter. Seems reasonable that he's not accountable for their lack of protection.

[proton]

1 hour ago, EdrigoSalvadore said:

What's interesting is if he has to pay for the hospital bills for the passengers, even they didn't wear helmets, and sat three on one scooter. Seems reasonable that he's not accountable for their lack of protection.

Mrs was knocked off a motor bike taxi by a car last month. Lack of helmet was not even mentioned, car insurance paid for everything, hospital and days off work.

[bbi1]

Looks like a grey nomad from the blurred picture. Charge & deport the drunk old fool, ban him for 5 years and cancel his retirement visa. Seems every day it's the grey old nomads making the news for the wrong reason.

[gomangosteen]

59 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Looks like a grey nomad from the blurred picture. Charge & deport the drunk old fool, ban him for 5 years and cancel his retirement visa. Seems every day it's the grey old nomads making the news for the wrong reason.

Drunk old fool, retirement visa?

You could perhaps read the full article:

 

Ashton James Ellison, a 39-year-old British man

[still kicking]

15 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

Drunk old fool, retirement visa?

You could perhaps read the full article:

 

Ashton James Ellison, a 39-year-old British man

Most posters only read the headlines 

[FritsSikkink]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

 

So what, then it is ok to get them hospitalized? 

[Sigmund]

These issues involving foreigners are increacing ever since cannabis became legal. Not to mention the other harsher drugs available in the black market!! (no puns). Allowing the free sale of cannabis has attracted all the junkies from the west to Thailand.

[webfact]

Drunk British motorist causes severe accident in Pattaya City
by Top Top

 

Picture courtesy of Pattaya News

 

Pattaya City police were alerted to a significant road accident involving an alleged drunk British man and a local motorbike taxi driver in front of Wat Chai, Banglamung, in Chon Buri at 3.16am today. The collision caused several injuries and triggered a quick response from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation officers and other relevant agencies.

 

Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered a red-white motorbike in a damaged state, close to a black motorbike with substantial frontal damage. The red-white motorbike belonged to 35 year old Thai man Nirun Phromsiri, a local taxi rider who sustained only minor injuries. Nirun had been transporting two female passengers to Wat Chai for religious activities when the incident occurred.

 

He explained to the rescue teams that while making a U-turn to park at Wat Chai, the black motorbike crashed into them at the rear at high speed. The impact caused the two female passengers to be thrown off the motorbike, which resulted in severe injuries as their heads hit the ground. Multiple witnesses corroborated Nirun’s account of the incident.

Pattaya Police identified the rider of the black motorbike as British national Ashton James Ellison. According to the rescue teams, the 39 year old Brit, who was allegedly intoxicated, suffered a head injury in the crash.

First aid was provided to the Thai victims and Ellison by the rescue teams, who then rushed them to a local hospital for urgent medical attention. However, Ellison was reported to have tried escaping from the hospital when the doctors were preoccupied, leading to his immediate apprehension by Pattaya City police.

 

Following a thorough inspection of the accident scene and collection of CCTV evidence, Pattaya City police are set to conduct alcohol tests on Ellison to ascertain if he was under the influence while driving.

 

Depending on the test results, appropriate legal action will be initiated.

 

Pictures of British man courtesy of Pattaya News

The two young girls who were seriously injured in the accident remained hospitalised at press time, with their condition yet to be disclosed by the medical staff.

 

Nirun Phromsiri, 35 years old, commented on the incident, “While I was taking a U-turn to park in front of Wat Chai, the black motorbike rider hit us at the rear at high speed, causing the two female passengers to fall off the motorbike and suffer serious injuries as their heads hit the ground.”

 

The witnesses at the scene also shared their observations, “The events unfolded exactly as Nirun described, with the black motorbike hitting them from behind at a high speed.”

 

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-05

 

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[timendres]

With all of the very affordable and immediately available means of transportation here (at least in any metro area like Pattaya), I cannot understand why anyone would operate a vehicle under the influence.

[timendres]

4 hours ago, Sigmund said:

These issues involving foreigners are increacing ever since cannabis became legal. Not to mention the other harsher drugs available in the black market!! (no puns). Allowing the free sale of cannabis has attracted all the junkies from the west to Thailand.

 

Yeah. It wouldn't have anything to do with the number of incoming tourists jumping to the millions.

[spermwhale]

10 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

 

THat's pretty funny, but it's irrelevant where the taxi was taking his passengers. It has nothing to do with the drunk brit breaking the law.  

[smedly]

send him home, yes I know pretty much everyone is pissed up at that time of the morning - well the thais do it, I have no sympathy.........get a ## taxi idiot

[Alainpm]

6 hours ago, Sigmund said:

These issues involving foreigners are increacing ever since cannabis became legal. Not to mention the other harsher drugs available in the black market!! (no puns). Allowing the free sale of cannabis has attracted all the junkies from the west to Thailand.

can't agree more

[geisha]

Sorry to say but it’s usually drink or drugs involved . Also, sounds like mostly tourists/long stayer, not so many expats.

[rct99q]

As they say nothing good ever happens at a playground near the Vatican, or 3am in Thailand!

[Xonax]

In Thailand I have seen U-turns performed across the entire width of the road without using turn signals, so let's see the CCTV-footage, before we make any final judgements. There could be other factors than drunk driving involved. 

[Classic Ray]

U turns are inherently dangerous, especially in Thailand, where a slow moving vehicle turns into the path of higher speed traffic.

 

I am not excusing the actions of the British rider, but road layout and driver behaviour make these collisions far too common.

[IamNoone88]

Pattaya .... a magnet for global trailer trash .. a product of mass tourism ..

[Zack61]

2 hours ago, timendres said:

7 hours ago, Sigmund said:

These issues involving foreigners are increacing ever since cannabis became legal. Not to mention the other harsher drugs available in the black market!! (no puns). Allowing the free sale of cannabis has attracted all the junkies from the west to Thailand.

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Yeah. It wouldn't have anything to do with the number of incoming tourists jumping to the millions.

Yeah. That too

[Skipalongcassidy]

Typical forum posters victim blaming... dang... if only the girls weren't going to temple (as it was implied by one poster) then this never would have happened.

[rexpotter]

Worse than a mobile home park in Alabama

[rexpotter]

11 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

 

They often go if they don't score that night.

[Bobthegimp]

11 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

From Liverpool

 

My friend from Yorkshire says that means he will see himself as the victim and is probably on benefits. 

10 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Typical forum posters victim blaming... dang... if only the girls weren't going to temple (as it was implied by one poster) then this never would have happened.

 

They've gone native. 

[Kim Jones]

Go Fund Me in 3.....2.....1.....

[hotchilli]

However, it was reported that Ashton, who was receiving treatment at the hospital, allegedly attempted to flee from the hospital when doctors were not paying attention and was immediately taken into Pattaya City police custody.

 

Make him pay for all the medical bills, one year in a Thai prison then deported and 10 years blacklisted.