Appeal Launched for British Teacher Gravely Injured in Thailand Crash

[Liverpool Lou]

8 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

had a accident on a bike.

Did he?

[Liverpool Lou]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

what would you assume the mode of transport was ?

I don't.

[Patong2021]

9 hours ago, CLW said:

No insurance? Just irresponsible and now others (including his family) have to help him out 

 

Have you tried reading an article before rushing to  blame and condemn. The man had insurance. It will not cover all of the related expenses.

[Patong2021]

1 hour ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

 Another POS asking for help.

 

That's quite harsh. You don't really know anything about him do you?

 

2 hours ago, Digitalbanana said:

ex Stickboy just tweeted saying he had insurance but it was voided as the hospital found drugs in his system.

 

Many drugs administered in an ER can give a false positive. Errors can be made. If the man was brought into an emergency room with  a traumatic injury he may have been given an opioid related  pain relief. If a blood test is taken after its administration, it will show up in the blood test. The time when a blood test was given and what is identified matters.

[richard_smith237]

Just now, Patong2021 said:

2 hours ago, Digitalbanana said:

ex Stickboy just tweeted saying he had insurance but it was voided as the hospital found drugs in his system.

Many drugs administered in an ER can give a false positive. Errors can be made. If the man was brought into an emergency room with  a traumatic injury he may have been given an opioid related  pain relief. If a blood test is taken after its administration, it will show up in the blood test. The time when a blood test was given and what is identified matters.

 

Good points - but the more pertinent question would be.. what is the veracity of this information ?...  

... I'm calling BS until a valid link is provided (and gossip from stickboy is not valid proof).

[SS1]

I know someone who was at the scene of the accident calling for an ambulance (assuming it's the same accident, but based on the date, location and story, I'm 99% sure). I was not there personally but this is what I was told:

 

The accident involved 3 people and it was late at night: The Brit was not riding a motorbike, but he was a passenger on one which was being ridden by a local lady. The lady merged onto the oncoming traffic lane to ride the wrong way to avoid having to U-turn much further away (there is a raised lane divider on this part of the road, with a U-turn further up). However, there was a local man riding at a decent speed from the other direction, correctly in his lane, who hit the lady + Brit crossing the road. The Brit passenger and the Thai man got injured and the lady who caused the mess was mostly uninjured. 

 

Very nasty accident. If everything happened as described, can't really blame anyone except the lady taking the shortcut out of laziness, which ultimately caused life-changing injuries for the Brit and possibly for the Thai guy as well. The moral of the story: never ride as a passenger on a motorbike and let someone else be in control of your life. 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by SS1