British tourist facing a decade in prison after a scooter crash

British Visitor Could Receive Decade in Prison Following Fatal Pattaya Scooter Crash

A 22-year-old British tourist, Brandon Mills from Doncaster, could face up to 10 years in prison after a motorbike stunt went tragically wrong in Pattaya on August 14, resulting in the death of 49-year-old Churairat Petchraksa. He admitted causing the accident, though was neither drunk nor on drugs, and the charge has been upgraded from reckless injury to reckless driving causing death. Mills has been released but cannot leave Thailand, with his passport confiscated, and he has already paid 30,000 baht to the victim’s family. The incident has reignited debates around Pattaya’s reputation as a nightlife zone plagued with accidents and crime, despite efforts to rebrand it as family-friendly.