Man Dies After Losing Control of Car and Crashing into High-Voltage Utility Pole

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

I said from the start he had probably had a few after leaving a licensed premises at 4am with friends

 

But you bizarradly were trying to blame it on his glasses.

 

Don't forget the window tint !!!

 

I'm actually attributing the reasons that he didn't see the stopped motorcycle to handful of factors

 

1) Under the influence of alcohol (new info)

2) Wearing dark Glasses while driving (probably)

3) Dark tint on the windows (probably)

4) Drifted out of the driving lane (possibly - onto the shoulder - due to drink or visibility or both)

5) No / very poor lighting on the bridge (as per photos)

6) Motorcycle lights not working or turned off (possibly - not uncommon here for rear lights not to work)

7) Motorcycle not stopped fully out of the driving lane (possibly - careless parking is not uncommon)

 

All of the above are possible factors and causes for the incident - but I'd put the primary factors down to drink (new info) and him not being able to see clearly.

 

 

[Jeff Reinstad]

On 10/13/2024 at 6:21 PM, connda said:

Well, give him credit for not running like most Thais.

 

A guy slaughters two teenagers while drunk, and you're giving him credit for not running?

 

What morning hours are you planning your drunken run from the bar to home, so I can stay off the roads?

[MalcolmB]

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Don't forget the window tint !!!

 

I'm actually attributing the reasons that he didn't see the stopped motorcycle to handful of factors

 

1) Under the influence of alcohol (new info)

2) Wearing dark Glasses while driving (probably)

3) Dark tint on the windows (probably)

4) Drifted out of the driving lane (possibly - onto the shoulder - due to drink or visibility or both)

5) No / very poor lighting on the bridge (as per photos)

6) Motorcycle lights not working or turned off (possibly - not uncommon here for rear lights not to work)

7) Motorcycle not stopped fully out of the driving lane (possibly - careless parking is not uncommon)

 

All of the above are possible factors and causes for the incident - but I'd put the primary factors down to drink (new info) and him not being able to see clearly.

 

 

Nah.

i put it down to 7 and the biggest killer on the road, speed.

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

9 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Nah.

i put it down to 7 and the biggest killer on the road, speed.

 

Not the booze the…

 

Results have been released… 

His blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was reported to be 0.106%.
 

Thailand’s legal limit for drivers is set at 0.05%.
 

So only 4x the DUI limit - you’ll be ok to drive like that won’t you MalcomB ???….

…. any incident is surely someone else’s fault for getting in the way…. 
After all… you are going fine (until someone stops in front of you !)

Note: it was also reported (in Thai media) that the Motorcycle was sticking out into the ‘driving lane’ by 20cm. 

 

[Georgealbert]

The story on the alcohol results and charges is here:

 

 

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

His blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was reported to be 0.106%.
 

Thailand’s legal limit for drivers is set at 0.05%.
 

So only 4x the DUI limit - you’ll be ok to drive like that won’t you MalcomB ???….

Sounds like you can not handle your booze if you think that is 4x the DUI limit.

 

He was speeding. I never speed after having a couple of beers.

 

So I would be fine to drive at 0.106%, but if I was four times over I wouldn’t, especially if I was wearing sunglasses and had tinted windows. 

Many places in the world the limit is 0.08%. So it is just slightly over. 

 

You won’t believe this but I actually got let off and allowed to drive home at .01% previously. The policeman could see I was fine to drive.