Australian Tourist Crashes Pickup Truck into Pattaya Drugstore

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Pattaya City - At 4:30 a.m. on October 19th, 2024, Pol. Lt. Apinan Srithongrungthip, Deputy Inspector (Investigation) of the Banglamung Police Station, was alerted to a pickup truck accident that caused significant damage in Nongprue, near Pattaya. The incident occurred in front of the Sukun Piem drugstore on Soi Khao Talo.

Upon arrival, authorities found a black Ford Ranger with Chonburi license plates that had crashed into a local drugstore. The vehicle then veered into a hotel building and collided with a parked sedan, leaving the front of the truck severely damaged with broken wheels. The driver, identified only as Mr. Pilarinos, a 47-year-old Australian, sustained minor injuries, while his girlfriend, who wasn’t identified, also in the vehicle, was uninjured.

Initially, the unidentified girlfriend claimed to be the driver, stating that she was inexperienced and caused the crash. However, a witness and photos taken from bystanders confirmed she was actually not driving, leading her to admit that the Mr. Pilarinos was actually the person behind the wheel. She also acknowledged they had been drinking alcohol prior to the accident, said Police Lt. Apinan.

 

By Adam Judd

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 

-- 2024-10-19

 

 

[jacko45k]

Prxck.......

He could have easily killed someone....

[EVENKEEL]

These are the a$$holes who give drinking and driving a bad rap. 

[steven100]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Mr Pilarinos

 

yes ....  a very Australian name 

[bkk6060]

Looks like a terrible accident.  Another drunk Aussie doing something stupid.

[Andre0720]

So it works.

Police waiting for a call about suspicious driving, then go and administer a breathalyzer test.

 

Gotcha... 

[Fat is a type of crazy]

43 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

These are the a$$holes who give drinking and driving a bad rap. 

Like to hear of times when it should not have a bad rap.  

[MalcolmB]

30 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

yes ....  a very Australian name 

Not an Aborigine name that’s for sure.

[MalcolmB]

36 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

These are the a$$holes who give drinking and driving a bad rap. 

Yep. If having a couple of beers before driving it is more important to follow every road rule and especially slow down.

 

Some people have a few, it goes to their head and they drive like idiots. 
Plenty of drink drivers in Pattaya, thankfully most of them drive sensibly.

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

Plenty of drink drivers in Pattaya, thankfully most of them drive sensibly.

Sensible driving? In Pattaya?

[MalcolmB]

35 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Looks like a terrible accident.  Another drunk Aussie doing something stupid.

 

36 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Looks like a terrible accident.  Another drunk Aussie doing something stupid.

Did it on a Friday night which will mean he will be in the lock up until court on Monday morning.

The  iced up Ladyboys in his cell will show him a good time. 
 

[NE1]

Hope he stays in jail until he foots the bill .

[Ralf001]

5 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

 

Did it on a Friday night which will mean he will be in the lock up until court on Monday morning.

The  iced up Ladyboys in his cell will show him a good time. 
 

 

 4.30am 19/10 is more Saturday morning than 18/10 Friday night.

But yes, he'll stay in the Banglamung police station pokey till Monday morning!

[bbi1]

Why are tourists buying or renting cars in the first place and why would a tourist even be driving in the middle of the morning on the other side of Sukhumvit on the "dark side"? Usually tourists stay in Central Pattaya and have no need to venture over past Sukhumvit themselves.

[Upnotover]

9 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 4.30am 19/10 is more Saturday morning than 18/10 Friday night.

But yes, he'll stay in the Banglamung police station pokey till Monday morning!

Perhaps, or more likely tucked up in his own bed and 20,000 baht lighter.

[MalcolmB]

19 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 4.30am 19/10 is more Saturday morning than 18/10 Friday night.

But yes, he'll stay in the Banglamung police station pokey till Monday morning!

Getting over his hangover on the concrete floor, with limited access to water in a cell with a bunch of hyped up sexual perverts until Monday morning. 

His surname sounds Greek, he might be up for a bit of Greek style action.

 

It is a cultural thing.

[Grumpy one]

With a good Greek name, I wonder if his grandfather once owned a Fish and Chip shop or a Milk Bar in Aus

[Grumpy one]

47 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Not an Aborigine name that’s for sure.

Didyabringatinny sound better

[Grumpy one]

41 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

 

Did it on a Friday night which will mean he will be in the lock up until court on Monday morning.

The  iced up Ladyboys in his cell will show him a good time. 
 

Experience must be a bitch 

[SAFETY FIRST]

17 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

His surname sounds Greek

He looks Greek. 

 

He did a proper job, got to be an Aussie.🇦🇺

 

 

[MalcolmB]

2 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

He looks Greek 

 

Spiros, got himself a Thai Toula.

[Ralf001]

32 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Perhaps, or more likely tucked up in his own bed and 20,000 baht lighter.

Possible, but I do not speak of illegal activities.

[Grumpy one]

10 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

Didyabringatinny sound better

For the sad fool who replied I will make it simple

Did you bring a tinny   

A tinny was a common name for a beer can, prior to Aluminum being used

[MalcolmB]

20 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

Experience must be a bitch 

Even worse on Songkran long weekend.

4 days of hell.

 

I am writing a book, Banged Up And Banged. My Story Of Finding Love in a Pattaya Cell

I will send you an autographed copy when it is published.

[Peterphuket]

9 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Not an Aborigine name that’s for sure.

Why not?

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Initially, the unidentified girlfriend claimed to be the driver, stating that she was inexperienced and caused the crash. However, a witness and photos taken from bystanders confirmed she was actually not driving, leading her to admit that the Mr. Pilarinos was actually the person behind the wheel. She also acknowledged they had been drinking alcohol prior to the accident

Oh dear.... party time over....

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

yes ....  a very Australian name 

A very tired joke considering decades of migration

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Looks like a terrible accident.  Another drunk Aussie doing something stupid.

Delete Aussie and you'd be bang on

[BigStar]

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Yep. If having a couple of beers before driving it is more important to follow every road rule and especially slow down.

 

Some people have a few, it goes to their head and they drive like idiots. 
Plenty of drink drivers in Pattaya, thankfully most of them drive sensibly.

 

And so he thought he was.

[ignore it]

Drinking leads to drugs.