Picture captured from CCTV.

 

A 16-year-old driver miraculously survived after losing control of his Mercedes, which launched into the back of a six-wheeled truck in Nonthaburi.

 

The incident occurred at approximately 23:55 on 21 December on Nakhon In Road, heading inbound near the Tiwanon intersection in Talad Khwan subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi. Police from Mueang Nonthaburi Station arrived at the scene to find a black Mercedes-Benz E 200, registered in Bangkok, severely damaged and perched on the back of a brown Isuzu six-wheeler. The truck, registered in Samut Prakan, belonged to an underground electrical wiring project working in the area.

 

Eyewitnesses, including workers and locals, quickly rescued the occupants of the Mercedes, a teenage boy and girl,  aged around 16 and 17. Remarkably, neither suffered any injuries.

 

Mr Noi, a 51-year-old worker from the wiring project, recounted the incident: “I was monitoring the generator we use to light the site and manage traffic signals. While walking to inform my supervisor about refuelling the generator, I heard the sound of screeching brakes. Moments later, the Mercedes lost control, spun, collided with the generator, and launched onto the truck. I immediately called for help.”

 

CCTV footage captured the shocking moment at 23:54. The Mercedes was travelling in the right lane behind a taxi before swerving left, hitting the generator, and crashing onto the stationary truck.

 

Police reported no injuries but noted damage to the site’s equipment and nearby highway signage. Following the incident, the parents of the two teenagers arrived at the scene and escorted them away.

 

-- 2024-12-22

 

 

 

16 year old and driving a Mercedes... I think I miss something, but I have a normal brain... In my country my parents bought me a second hand car when I passed for my drivers license, because it is common to learn to drive first when you are passed. Small mistakes but damages on the car is normal... Here apparently somebody with a high position can drive as a 16 year old a Mercedes.... Not even a drivers license needed and no parental guidance...Happily nobody injured of even death.... but who cares about that in Thailand a wai, a few thousand baht and live goes on

1 minute ago, ikke1959 said:

16 year old and driving a Mercedes... I think I miss something, but I have a normal brain... In my country my parents bought me a second hand car when I passed for my drivers license, because it is common to learn to drive first when you are passed. Small mistakes but damages on the car is normal... Here apparently somebody with a high position can drive as a 16 year old a Mercedes.... Not even a drivers license needed and no parental guidance...Happily nobody injured of even death.... but who cares about that in Thailand a wai, a few thousand baht and live goes on

Your parents weren't m(b?)illionaires who spend 10m baht like we spend 1000... Not really apples to apples, eh?

Notable are the absence of any death or serious injury.  And the lack of scooters in the story...

 

That's not a coincidence.  I'll bet the 16 year old's parents are thankful for that.

 

2 hours ago, mikebike said:

Your parents weren't m(b?)illionaires who spend 10m baht like we spend 1000... Not really apples to apples, eh?

My parents had brains, maybe these have money but no brains I don't no which is worse..

 

 

I am wondering what would happen if their boy died.... A big funeral, but all their money could not compensate that loss.... Although I am wondering if parents in Thailand know what love their children means

12 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

My parents had brains, maybe these have money but no brains I don't no which is worse..

 

 

I am wondering what would happen if their boy died.... A big funeral, but all their money could not compensate that loss.... Although I am wondering if parents in Thailand know what love their children means

 

Perhaps not knowing 'knowing' is worse when being critical of the intellect of others. 

 

Cultural differences play a role here - parents allow their 16 year old children to ride motorcycles etc, some the UK  countries also allow this - which seems madness to me. 

 

At the very least, this young man was driving a car, which offered some degree of protection. Yet the greater concern, one seemingly ignored by the parents, is the potential danger posed to innocent bystanders. The issue here isn’t a lack of love for their child but rather a profound absence of foresight, responsibility, and accountability.

 

It often astonishes me how often I witness 'the tail wagging the dog' - where weak parenting fosters youngsters who, having been spoiled and rarely told "no," grow accustomed to doing whatever they please without consequence.

 

 

After a detailed analysis (and a background check to see who his father is) police have estimated his speed to be around 25/30mph.

55 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

After a detailed analysis (and a background check to see who his father is) police have estimated his speed to be around 25/30mph.

 

100%...   Thai forums are already discussing how the police did not undertake a DUI check as the boys family name is a known 'hi-so' name...   

 

I very much doubt we'll be reading of or hearing any more on this matter, this will go quiet very quickly. 

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

100%...   Thai forums are already discussing how the police did not undertake a DUI check as the boys family name is a known 'hi-so' name...   

 

I very much doubt we'll be reading of or hearing any more on this matter, this will go quiet very quickly. 

 

Reminds me of the guy who smashed into the two graduates at the toll booth. They burned to death trapped in their car.....but he couldn't be breathalysed or give a blood sample as he had banged hie knee....!!!!

4 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

17 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

100%...   Thai forums are already discussing how the police did not undertake a DUI check as the boys family name is a known 'hi-so' name...   

 

I very much doubt we'll be reading of or hearing any more on this matter, this will go quiet very quickly. 

 

Reminds me of the guy who smashed into the two graduates at the toll booth. They burned to death trapped in their car.....but he couldn't be breathalysed or give a blood sample as he had banged hie knee....!!!!

 

Also of Orachorn "Praewa" Thephasadin na Ayudhya, who, in 2010, at 16 years old crashed in mini-van on the Expressway in Bangkok killing 9 onboard. 

She received a 2 year prison sentence, suspended for 3 years (she spent no time in prison) and was also mandated 48 hours of community service annually for three years, totalling 144 hours.

It has been reported that she did carry out her community service. 

 

These cases all highlight the inequality and legal leniency for high-profile families that we often discuss within these forums with numerous other examples, most notoriously, Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya....

 

... Also Kanpitak "Mu Ham" Pachimsawat who, after a quarrel with a bus driver, drove his car into a group of people waiting at a Bangkok bus stop, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. He was sentenced to 25 months in prison, its unknown if he spent any time in prison and there is no information available, he is the son of a senior associate of in the foreign direct investment practice group at Weerawong C&P, a leading Thai law firm.

 

... then there is the 2011 incident involving 19-year-old university student Peerapol Thaksinthaweesap, who fatally struck a 17-year-old Laotian girl with a Porsche Cayman in Pathum Thani, cutting her in half - his family paid 350,000 baht to the victim's family, the driver fled the scene and later reported to police, he was not tested for DUI or drugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Also of Orachorn "Praewa" Thephasadin na Ayudhya, who, in 2010, at 16 years old crashed in mini-van on the Expressway in Bangkok killing 9 onboard. 

She received a 2 year prison sentence, suspended for 3 years (she spent no time in prison) and was also mandated 48 hours of community service annually for three years, totalling 144 hours.

It has been reported that she did carry out her community service. 

 

These cases all highlight the inequality and legal leniency for high-profile families that we often discuss within these forums with numerous other examples, most notoriously, Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya....

 

... Also Kanpitak "Mu Ham" Pachimsawat who, after a quarrel with a bus driver, drove his car into a group of people waiting at a Bangkok bus stop, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. He was sentenced to 25 months in prison, its unknown if he spent any time in prison and there is no information available, he is the son of a senior associate of in the foreign direct investment practice group at Weerawong C&P, a leading Thai law firm.

 

... then there is the 2011 incident involving 19-year-old university student Peerapol Thaksinthaweesap, who fatally struck a 17-year-old Laotian girl with a Porsche Cayman in Pathum Thani, cutting her in half - his family paid 350,000 baht to the victim's family, the driver fled the scene and later reported to police, he was not tested for DUI or drugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Makes your blood boil......!!!

Below copy and paste from Wikipedia.

I have applied "Bold" to the relevant part. Why have the police not made an arrest?

I know. I know. A stupid question.

 

 

Driving licence in Thailand is a document that allows the holder to drive on any roads in the Kingdom of Thailand.^[1] The minimum age to drive a motor vehicle is 18, and to drive a motorcycle is 15. Driving licence is issued and administered by the Department of Land Transport, Ministry of Transport and its branches, land transport offices across Thailand.

There is so much wrong on every level here, absolutely every level, I do not know where to start.

 

The only good thing as others have pointed out is that there were no fatalities which is miraculous.

This is what he wanted to emulate, and didn't do a bad job.

 

Even though he wasn't born at the time.

A practice run for the dangerous 7 days.

On 12/22/2024 at 10:45 AM, mikebike said:

Your parents weren't m(b?)illionaires who spend 10m baht like we spend 1000... Not really apples to apples, eh?

You should not blame him, he is a Dutchman, and they sometimes do more strange things like the other day in Pattya with a motorbike, that too was a Dutchman.

 

1 less 90's model merc to clutter the roads

22 hours ago, phetphet said:

Below copy and paste from Wikipedia.

I have applied "Bold" to the relevant part. Why have the police not made an arrest?

I know. I know. A stupid question.

 

 

Driving licence in Thailand is a document that allows the holder to drive on any roads in the Kingdom of Thailand.^[1] The minimum age to drive a motor vehicle is 18, and to drive a motorcycle is 15. Driving licence is issued and administered by the Department of Land Transport, Ministry of Transport and its branches, land transport offices across Thailand.

According to an article in The Thaiger -

 

Currently, officials charged the teenage driver with reckless driving causing damage to another person’s property, which carries a fine ranging from 400 to 1,000 baht

 

The driver is also likely to face charges for driving without a licence. The penalty for this offence is imprisonment of up to one month, a fine of up to 1,000 baht, or both. His parents will later be summoned for questioning regarding the underage driving.

On 12/22/2024 at 10:42 AM, ikke1959 said:

16 year old and driving a Mercedes... I think I miss something, but I have a normal brain... In my country my parents bought me a second hand car when I passed for my drivers license, because it is common to learn to drive first when you are passed. 

 

That merc would have cost a coupla hundred thousand at best.... prolly the parent shopping rig.

Good job it was a Merc it probably saved their lives.

23 hours ago, phetphet said:

Below copy and paste from Wikipedia.

I have applied "Bold" to the relevant part. Why have the police not made an arrest?

Because it is just a traffic violation for which arrests are rarely made...and he's a minor.  

1 hour ago, Grumpy one said:

1 less 90's model merc to clutter the roads

90s?  Which model E200 was it?

42 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

That merc would have cost a coupla hundred thousand at best.... prolly the parent shopping rig.

Really?  Which model year was it?

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Really?  Which model year was it?

 

EARLY 2000'S e220

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Really?  Which model year was it?

 

Does it really matter what model it was?

 

It's worth a few hundred thousand baht. What's your point in arguing? That you think it's worth more?

... Pointless pedantry.

 

 

 

 

16 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

23 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Really?  Which model year was it?

 

Does it really matter what model it was?

No, it doesn't, but then I didn't bring up the subject with a fatuous claim, I just responded rationally to it.

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

21 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Really?  Which model year was it?

 

EARLY 2000'S e220

"...a black Mercedes-Benz E 200..."

On 12/22/2024 at 9:37 AM, Georgealbert said:

Following the incident, the parents of the two teenagers arrived at the scene and escorted them away.

And there you go, nothing to see here!!!

16 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

22 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Really?  Which model year was it?

 

EARLY 2000'S e220

No it wsn't.

1 minute ago, LennyW said:

On 12/22/2024 at 9:37 AM, Georgealbert said:

Following the incident, the parents of the two teenagers arrived at the scene and escorted them away.

And there you go, nothing to see here!!!

After the driver was issued a few tickets with the parents to be questioned later.