Tourist Police Volunteer Killed In Drunken Road Crash In Naklua

[Jai Dee]

Tourist Police Volunteer Killed in drunken road crash in Naklua

Another drink related incident now which began with a minor road accident and led to the death of a Tourist Police Volunteer. Khun Wonduan aged 26, who is married to a foreigner, was out with her Thai Boyfriend for the night and both drank heavily until it was time to go home.

In the early hours of Sunday Morning, both began their journey home in her Husband’s Silver Honda City and because of her intoxicated state, she was involved in a minor collision with a motorbike taxi driver who works at the front of Big C in North Pattaya. Khun Banjop aged 24 was not injured; however, Khun Wonduan panicked and decided to leave the scene of the crash in her slightly damaged car. Khun Banjop gave chase, during which, Khun Wonduan hit a number of stationary vehicles as she was not able to control her car due to the combination of excessive drinking and extreme panic.

The chase continued to Naklua where a further and more serious crash occurred between the car and a motorbike with sidecar, driven by Khun Apichart aged 32, a Tourist Police Volunteer, who was returning home from his job at the Mountain Beach Hotel. He was thrown from the bike and was pronounced dead at the scene. Khun Wonduan decided to stop her car but remained inside the vehicle as she feared reprisals from family members of the victim who soon arrived at the scene.

Police Sub-Lieutenant Pongsatorn from Banglamung Police Station soon arrived at the scene and placed the drunk driver under arrest and took her and her Thai Boyfriend to the Police Station. She is now facing charges of drunk driving and reckless driving causing death.

Source: Pattaya City News - 24 September 2007

[Tywais]

Khun Wonduan aged 26, who is married to a foreigner, was out with her Thai Boyfriend for the night and both drank heavily until it was time to go home.

Bad phrasing?

[Jai Dee]

Khun Wonduan aged 26, who is married to a foreigner, was out with her Thai Boyfriend for the night and both drank heavily until it was time to go home.

Bad phrasing?

Probably deliberate...

[bjsanook]

She is/was married to a guy last name Johns and the vehicle is registered to him.

Wonder who shes calling in the photo? "Sahmee someone make me do bad thing".

BJ

[maprao]

May Khun Apichart rest in peace. Driving while drunk is Murder!

I wonder if Johns will "bail " her out and then buy her a new car so that she can visit her sick buffaloe

My condolences to her farang husband who trusted her in the first place!

[tropo]

May Khun Apichart rest in peace. Driving while drunk is Murder!

I can't see them ever stopping drunk drivers in Pattaya. They just don't care. Pattaya is a happy-go-lucky party town for the local Thais.

[philliphn]

Drunk driving is idiotic!

[Humphrey Bear]

Yes, drunk driving is idiotic. It is also against the law.

A purge on all drunk drivers over a period of a month or two may do something to curb it - but it would take a very large police force, many, many road checks and no tolerance from the BiB whatsoever. And very stiff penalties.

It has grown to be part of the culture here, and in the rest of Thailand, quite frankly. I cannot see any way to stop it without educating the upcoming generation and penalising the current drivers very heavily.

Live with it and make sure you drive a very large truck.

[Briggsy]

Take their cars. Believe me, that would make a dent in the drink-driving accident stats.