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In the early hours of September 1, an  accident occurred in Chonburi Province when a luxury Porsche car collided head-on with a motorcycle, resulting in the death of a Cambodian construction worker. The incident took place at approximately 03:05 on Chaiyapruek 2 Road, Huay Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District.

 

Police Lieutenant Pracharak Suriya, an investigator at Huay Yai Police Station, received a report of the accident involving a car and a motorcycle with one fatality. Rescue workers from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation were immediately dispatched to the scene.

 

 

Upon arrival, authorities discovered skid marks on the road stretching over 10 metres, along with debris from a black Honda motorcycle, registered in Chonburi. The motorcycle had been thrown into a nearby wooded area, severely damaged. Lying in the grass was the lifeless body of the rider, a 23-year-old Cambodian construction worker named Mr. Oan, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Approximately 100 metres away from the crash site, police found the other involved vehicle, a black Porsche Panamera with a red license plate. The car, worth over 10 million baht, was stationary in the opposite lane with its front wheel detached and lying by the roadside. The front left side of the car was significantly damaged. The driver, 37-year-old Mr. Pitchayapong, was waiting at the scene to provide his statement to the police.

 

According to Mr. Pitchayapong, he was driving straight along Chaiyapruek 2 Road when he heard a loud crash, causing the airbags to deploy. He claimed he did not see how the motorcycle appeared or how the collision occurred, and his vehicle then lost control and skidded along the road. After exiting the car, he discovered the fatal accident and promptly alerted the authorities.

 

However, Police Lieutenant Pracharak Suriya expressed doubts about Mr. Pitchayapong's account. The police have detained him for further investigation, including a blood alcohol test at a hospital.

 

Authorities will also review CCTV footage from the area to determine the true cause of the accident. The body of the deceased has been transported to Bang Lamung Hospital, where it will be held until relatives can claim it for religious rites.

 

-- 2024-09-01
 

 

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He claimed he did not see how the motorcycle appeared

 

Of course he could not see - the tint is too dark 

 

 

Porsche drivers are cool......so cool they can read and text on their smartphones as they speed along.....who cares about some poor oink on a motorbike?

 

Skids marks? Presumably the Porsche has ABS and the motorbike was flung into to woods.....so where did the skid marks come from?

34 minutes ago, JoePai said:

He claimed he did not see how the motorcycle appeared

 

Of course he could not see - the tint is too dark 

Blind?

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

The driver, 37-year-old Mr. Pitchayapong, was waiting at the scene to provide his statement to the police.

 

To drunk to drive?

Thailand - The grave of high-end imported cars...

RIP to the poor chap who died but If the driver can affford a Panamera then he's undoutedbly got money to buy himself out of this.

Let's wait 24-48 hours for the blood test though.

5 minutes ago, 2long said:

Let's wait 24-48 hours for the blood test though.

 

 

Do Porsche drivers have to have blood tests?

9 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Do Porsche drivers have to have blood tests?

 

Wealth tests.

 

3 minutes ago, Chelseafan said:

 

Wealth tests.

 

 

 

Didn't the guy who killed a graduate couple (both burned to death in their car) avoid a blood test .....because he had banged his knee during the collision?

A 2 am curfew would have prevented this accident. 

22 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Do Porsche drivers have to have blood tests?

 

No. only for other decieses.

Bike probably driving on the wrong side of the road towards the car, thats my bet. Similar thing happened to us and cops said our fault, bike rider appeared drunk at 11 am

After the blood test comes the bank test before any fine is calculated.

15 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

A 2 am curfew would have prevented this accident. 

 

How about a 10 PM curfew.

13 minutes ago, proton said:

Bike probably driving on the wrong side of the road towards the car, thats my bet. Similar thing happened to us and cops said our fault, bike rider appeared drunk at 11 am

 

Dashcam(s) would have fixed that, worth every baht/penny.

1 hour ago, JoePai said:

He claimed he did not see how the motorcycle appeared

 

Of course he could not see - the tint is too dark 

"...the tint is too dark".

Thailand does not have tint regulations and a photo taken at 3am, during darkness, is hardly enough for anyone to determine the darkness of that tint.

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"...the tint is too dark".

Thailand does not have tint regulations and a photo taken at 3am, during darkness, is hardly enough for anyone to determine the darkness of that tint.

 

 

Aside from that, it appears to be a well illuminated stretch of road......even a bike with no lights would/should have been visible to a driver paying attention.

1 hour ago, Chelseafan said:

Thailand - The grave of high-end imported cars...

RIP to the poor chap who died but If the driver can affford a Panamera then he's undoutedbly got money to buy himself out of this.

...assuming that the accident wasn't the fault of the motorcyclist!

9 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Aside from that, it appears to be a well illuminated stretch of road......even a bike with no lights would/should have been visible to a driver paying attention.

Unless the bike rider was at fault and came out of nowhere or suddenly swerved into the car.  Funny how some AN posters automatically lay the blame on Porsche drivers.

28 minutes ago, mikebell said:

After the blood test comes the bank test before any fine is calculated.

The blood test on the deceased may obviate the need for any fine for the car driver.

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture from responders

 

 

That should buff out nicely.

6 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Unless the bike rider was at fault and came out of nowhere or suddenly swerved into the car.  Funny how some AN posters automatically lay the blame on Porsche drivers.

 

You a careful and conscientious Porsche driver then, Lou?

24 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"...the tint is too dark".

Thailand does not have tint regulations and a photo taken at 3am, during darkness, is hardly enough for anyone to determine the darkness of that tint.

 

You have a light tint on your Panamera then, Lou?

1 minute ago, NanLaew said:

 

You have a light tint on your Panamera then, Lou?

What?

3 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

You a careful and conscientious Porsche driver then, Lou?

Not at all.  Why do you ask?

About 10 m of skid marks and another 100m to stop would suggest that Mr Panamera was clipping along nicely at around 110 km/h. Perfectly safe and doable on the highway, but maybe inadvisable in any sort of car at 3 AM on the two-way of Chaiyapruek 2? Especially with all these undocumented and unlicensed aliens tootling around on scooters.

Can't remember exactly. but isn't there something about driving on red plates after certain hours ? 

1 hour ago, proton said:

Bike probably driving on the wrong side of the road towards the car, thats my bet. Similar thing happened to us and cops said our fault, bike rider appeared drunk at 11 am

So very true, it is most likely that the motorbike driver is at fault as most Thai's obey no laws on their bikes.

1 hour ago, mancub said:

Can't remember exactly. but isn't there something about driving on red plates after certain hours ? 

 

Another idiotic law meant to keep new drivers off the road after dark, almost universally ignored.