Accident CCTV Captures Moment Driver Runs Over Drunk Swedish Tourist’s Head Outside Pattaya Bar

[Cat Boy]

Woke means empathy. Any other meaning, beyond the historical context, is just right-wing brainwashing.

Whether the Bolt driver would have hit any object, animate or inanimate, is purely conjecture, and irrelevant.

There some other points you've misunderstood, but we'll agree to fundamentally disagree. 🥱--> 😴

The Swede is dead, its unlikely there will be any further facts revealed, and tomorrow they'll be another death. So what.

'Nuff said

[Magictoad]

ENTIRELY THE FAULT OF the drunk Viking laying in the middle of a car park in the dark. I do hope he's prosecuted to the full extent of the law. And what about the damage to the car? And the shock to the driver and his passengers?

The Swede was well out of order and the driver faultless. Let's hope he doesn't have medical insurance. 

[Gaixare]

10 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

ENTIRELY THE FAULT OF the drunk Viking laying in the middle of a car park in the dark. I do hope he's prosecuted to the full extent of the law. And what about the damage to the car? And the shock to the driver and his passengers?

The Swede was well out of order and the driver faultless. Let's hope he doesn't have medical insurance. 

 

Nonsense! You are thinking like child.

In place of the drunk there could have been a person having a heart attack or an epileptic having an attack, or something similar. Or the one who was yelled at and hit on the head with a brick, which is why he fell and lost consciousness. And it is not necessary that there should have been someone nearby, like here.

A southern homo sapiens (this is questionable) - the driver should be aware of the risks when he drives a one-ton iron box on wheels. The parking lot had some lighting, and maybe even good lighting. Nowadays there are such cameras that it is difficult to say what the lighting was in reality. But you can see how the headlights were aimed at the lying person. The driver did not look ahead. 100% fault of the car driver!

In my country, he would have received 5-8 years in prison for manslaughter. But in Thailand, it is not a fact that he will even go to prison.

[Smokin Joe]

29 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

ENTIRELY THE FAULT OF the drunk Viking laying in the middle of a car park in the dark. I do hope he's prosecuted to the full extent of the law. And what about the damage to the car? And the shock to the driver and his passengers?

The Swede was well out of order and the driver faultless. Let's hope he doesn't have medical insurance. 

 

Do they really prosecute dead people where you're from?

[Gaixare]

2 hours ago, Cat Boy said:

Perhaps you're implying being Thai he's predisposed to negligence in vehicular accidents. 

But this is pure truth. Not a thai driver, a southern driver.

[Nick Carter icp]

48 minutes ago, Cat Boy said:

The Swede is dead, i

 

   Is that an official announcement ?

[Cat Boy]

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Is that an official announcement ?

I saw it here on Asean Now Forum a few hours ago, but, Thaiger, the parent company, is likewise reporting :

"

The man, later identified as Paul, a 54 year old Swedish national, was groaning in pain after his head had been crushed by the vehicle’s wheel.

He was immediately given first aid and transported to a nearby hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries.
"
https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/drunk-swede-run-over-after-passing-out-in-pattaya-car-park

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

13 hours ago, mikebell said:

15 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

In a commendable act of responsibility, the Bolt driver did not flee

It's so startling when a Thai accepts responsibility for his wrong doing that it has to be commented on by the media.

No one has accepted responsibility and no one has yet been shown to have been in the wrong.

[Gaixare]

The news has disappeared from thepattayanews.com ?!

[Liverpool Lou]

13 hours ago, mikebell said:

It's so startling when a Thai accepts responsibility for his wrong doing that it has to be commented on by the media.

It's so startling that an AN poster cannot read what he's commenting about.

[Cat Boy]

14 hours ago, roo860 said:

Hard heads the Swedes, Gottfrid will have a bit of a hangover today!😏

 

Apparently not hard enough.

As reported by The Thaiger:

"The man, later identified as Paul, a 54 year old Swedish national, was groaning in pain after his head had been crushed by the vehicle’s wheel. He was immediately given first aid and transported to a nearby hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries."

The woman, shown in the video, who tried to raise him from the parking lot pavement unsuccessfully, prior to the impact, was his wife. Not a very happy story to tell the grandkids about whatever happened to grandpa.

https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/drunk-swede-run-over-after-passing-out-in-pattaya-car-park

[newnative]

Good to know you can survive a car running over your head, and I guess it helps if you're drunk as a skunk while it's happening.

[Jonathan Swift]

16 hours ago, GanDoonToonPet said:

OMG. I hope the intoxication of the driver was investigated.

 

OK the Swedish guy was drunk and stupid but the car park was well lit, the driver had his front lights on, and there was nothing obscuring the driver's view.

 

Hope and pray that the victim recovers 🙏

Oh, so you were there, and an eye witness? 

[Lee4Life]

Yes, the driver should have seen him, but he shouldn't have been laying there. I feel bad for both of them. If I were looking for a country to drink and party in to the point of being intoxicated. it sure wouldn't be Thailand. Having a few drinks is fine, that being said, not having self control is dangerous no matter where you are. 

[metisdead]

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[SAFETY FIRST]

16 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

His condition was described as serious

Gawd, if he recovers that video is worthy of hanging on the wall in his mancave. 

 

Bloody idiot, who sleeps on the road, too many people driving and on their telephones. 

 

If you wake him up to move him to a safe place you could end up getting attacked, too many unhinged foreigners here 

If I saw a cop I'd make them aware. 

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, G Rex said:

 

The car is an Attrage - a 'microcar' , weighing less than 900kg, with a 1.2 litre 3 cylinder engine.  

It is hardly a Road Roller - but still likely to hurt!

Surprising it had the power to get over a Swedes head then!

[10baht]

21 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Happens to me too all the time.. accidently ... Driver don't look further that the end of their car it seems.. The haven.t learned to watch and see in the distance what is going on.. This is also an example.. A normal driver could drive without hitting the man as it is obvious he is laying on the road.. Again, the driving education must be reformed

Same here, most Thais don't look ahead or anticipate , they continually pull out in front of you when there is no traffic behind you. But this is just 1 of 100's for poor driving examples.  

[NoshowJones]

On 6/20/2025 at 6:58 AM, KhunBENQ said:

Blind idiot on the steering wheel.

And this lady wasn't too helpful to say it politely.

What lady?

[Upnotover]

7 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

What lady?

 

10 hours ago, Cat Boy said:

The woman, shown in the video, who tried to raise him from the parking lot pavement unsuccessfully, prior to the impact, was his wife. Not a very happy story to tell the grandkids about whatever happened to grandpa.

 

 

[Bundooman]

On 6/20/2025 at 6:58 AM, KhunBENQ said:

Blind idiot on the steering wheel.

And this lady wasn't too helpful to say it politely.

So it was her fault?

He shouldn't have been pissed out of his mind, laying in a car park - well lit of not.

The Taxi driver should have been more observant, the drunk was clearly visible - all the driver had to do was concentrate on where he was going.

The woman, clearly concerned, tried to help but nobody, except her, knows what the drunk said to her, or she may have left to get more help. She had left the scene before head-crunch driver crunched the drunk's head!

Sad incident. At least the driver stayed .....

[Hamus Yaigh]

19 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Security camera footage confirmed that the foreign tourist had been lying on the ground. Witnesses, including security guards and the victim’s wife, reported that the man was heavily intoxicated, had stumbled and laid down in the car park. Despite attempts to help him up, he remained on the ground.

Utterly despicable service by the venues security staff, in many jurisdictions the place might be shut down.

[Kandinski]

20 hours ago, Sig said:

Yes, I agree with you as to the roads and obstacles, but not sure what that has to do with my comment...? Do you mean that he wasn't intending to be responsible by sticking around after realizing he had hit someone?

If you ever been to Thailand you'll know hitting potholes, debris, cats, dogs, police offices etc doesnt necessarily make a driver stop. in the article his act was praised as commendable and, yes, his reaction was responsible and commendable  

[Cat Boy]

1 hour ago, Bundooman said:

So it was her fault?

He shouldn't have been pissed out of his mind, laying in a car park - well lit of not.

The Taxi driver should have been more observant, the drunk was clearly visible - all the driver had to do was concentrate on where he was going.

The woman, clearly concerned, tried to help but nobody, except her, knows what the drunk said to her, or she may have left to get more help. She had left the scene before head-crunch driver crunched the drunk's head!

Sad incident. At least the driver stayed .....

She was his wife. 

 

Its far too easy to place judgment based on a video after the fact. Information here is quite limited and hindsight is always 20/20.

 

Its 3 am, the Swede had been drink heavily, as had perhaps everyone else nearby, she couldn't move him, others weren't alarmed and why would they necessarily. 

 

Very easy to say first she should have moved traffic cones nearby around him then stand vigil to wave her arms to protect him, but people don't always behave logically in the same way others might see it, in the light of day,they panic, that being a highly charged, emotional situation. 

 

There's is shared negligence in this incident, however I'm not seeing hers as being culpable, actionable nor worthy of the hindsight judgement of others. 

 

"There by the grace...", any of us, anyone, could have misjudged and made the same mistake. 

 

With that said, there are many places to pass out from excess drink, on the sidewalk, at home, or inside the bar where he had been drinking. Passing out and shinning assistant is primarily on him, not others. 

 

RIP Swede, you did this to yourself, you're not a victim. 

[gravia]

 Bolt driver was probably setting his map so just saw an empty turning space. 2 wheels would have killed the guy

[Cat Boy]

On 6/20/2025 at 6:23 AM, jacko45k said:

Typically, the guy was left there until something critical happened, ie reactive rather than proactive. Moving a few of the witches hats around him might have been a solution!

Hindsight. Its easy to judge the actions of others when you weren't there, 3 am outside a bar, surrounded by others who were likely also heavily intoxicated, in a highly charged, emotional situation. The lady in the video was his wife. She tried to rouse him, but was unsuccessful.

One can only imagine her frustration and panic. Yes, obviously, moving "witch hats" would have been the logical thing to do, but you're ignoring the human element, which isn't logical in such situations,

In fact, without extensive training and preparedness in emergency situations, it's highly unlikely that simply saying "I would do...." this in such a situation, or "why didn't they do that.....it's obvious", carries any validity at all.

[richard_smith237]

23 hours ago, PB172111 said:

Stupid tourist. Drunk, lying on the floor. What does he expect. I feel sorry for the bolt driver.

 

I too feel sorry for drivers incapable of seeing obstacles in front of them....   

 

 

[richard_smith237]

Getting so blind drunk that he is so out of control and becomes unconscious is utterly idiotic - to do so and become unconscious in the middle of a car park is extreme to say the least - so those suggesting he brought this upon himself are not incorrect.

 

But, its also concerning that we have such drivers on the road that are so blind they cannot see a body in front of them in a well lit car park - one could argue that someone so oblivious to their surroundings should not be driving at all. 

 

 

This is another one of those 'Thailand situations' where two wrongs combine with horrible results - had just one of the parties been 'sensible' this would not have occurred just like so many other events we read about.

 

 

[lordgrinz]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Getting so blind drunk that he is so out of control and becomes unconscious is utterly idiotic - to do so and become unconscious in the middle of a car park is extreme to say the least - so those suggesting he brought this upon himself are not incorrect.

 

But, its also concerning that we have such drivers on the road that are so blind they cannot see a body in front of them in a well lit car park - one could argue that someone so oblivious to their surroundings should not be driving at all. 

 

 

This is another one of those 'Thailand situations' where two wrongs combine with horrible results - had just one of the parties been 'sensible' this would not have occurred just like so many other events we read about.

 

 

 

They refuse to stop for someone in a Zebra Crossing, and on many occasions have run over people in them, I don't think they care much about someone passed out in a car park. In fact, I would best most Thai's would blame a pedestrian in a Zebra Crossing for their own predicament, before taking responsibility for hitting them. Remember, expensive cars first, cheap cars second, motorcycles third, pedestrians last.

[richard_smith237]

8 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

They refuse to stop for someone in a Zebra Crossing, and on many occasions have run over people in them, I don't think they care much about someone passed out in a car park.

 

You think the driver saw the Swede lying in the road and simply didn't care ???.... 

 

... while I do agree with many of your comments, I think you've over-egged the bitterness towards Thailands drivers on this one...

...  From the video I see an extreme example of inattention and careless driving.

(obviously combined with the idiocy of getting so drunk and falling unconscious in the middle of a car park !)

 

8 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

In fact, I would best most Thai's would blame a pedestrian in a Zebra Crossing for their own predicament, before taking responsibility for hitting them. Remember, expensive cars first, cheap cars second, motorcycles third, pedestrians last.

 

It seems that most people instinctively look to blame others rather than reflect on their own actions when involved in a vehicular accident.

 

A recent incident illustrated this perfectly: the driver immediately got out and started blaming my wife - despite being clearly and entirely at fault. Both the police and the insurance assessment confirmed it.

 

There’s a widespread reluctance to accept personal responsibility, and I’d agree that this mindset is perhaps more pronounced here than in some other places.

 

You also make an important point regarding the perceived socio-economic hierarchy on the roads: between luxury cars, cheaper vehicles, motorcycles, and pedestrians. That dynamic does seem to play a role in how people behave and are treated on the roads.

 

That said, it's encouraging to see that things are evolving. Some areas are certainly becoming more civilised in their approach to road use and shared responsibility.