Couple Threatened at Gunpoint in Road Rage Incident

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A businessman and his wife were threatened at gunpoint on a public road following a heated road rage incident involving a SUV. Police have arrested the suspect, who was caught on video brandishing a firearm during the altercation.

The victims, Mr Kitti, 59 and his wife Mrs Bussabong 42, both business owners from Chonburi, filed a report with Bang Kaew Police Station, presenting mobile phone footage of the incident which occurred on Theparat Road in Bang Kaew subdistrict, Bang Phli district, as they were driving towards central Bangkok.

Mr Kitti told police the incident began when a black SUV abruptly cut in front of their vehicle near kilometre marker 15, almost clipping their wing mirror. After being cut off again moments later, he admitted he grew angry and decided to confront the other driver. The situation quickly escalated as both parties continued to overtake and block each other, until the SUV driver pulled alongside, rolled down his window and pointed a pistol directly at them.

Mrs Bussabong, alarmed by the weapon, instinctively began filming the confrontation with her phone. Mr Kitti braked and contacted police immediately.

“I was shocked and terrified,” Mrs Bussabong later told officers. “We weren’t trying to start anything, but he just pulled a gun out like it was nothing. I called 191 straight away.”

Police swiftly tracked down the suspect, 55-year-old Mr Peerapat, at his residence in Bang Kaew. Officers recovered a .380 semi-automatic pistol. Mr Peerapat admitted to drawing the weapon but claimed it was only meant to intimidate the couple and deter them from following him further.

The firearm was found to be legally registered, but Mr Peerapat did not have a licence to carry it in public. He has been charged with “carrying a firearm in a public place without permission or reasonable cause” and “criminal intimidation with a weapon”. Police said further charges may follow pending ongoing investigation.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Daily News 2025-08-05