Young Dad Dies In High-Speed Phuket Crash

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Young dad dies in high-speed Phuket crash

Phuket Gazette

Mr Boonrit died instantly in the crash, police said. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo

Phuket police said the car spun off the road and slammed into the power pole. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo

PHUKET: -- A young father died instantly in a high-speed single car crash yesterday after his car spun out of control while he was rushing to pick up his child from school in Phuket Town.

Tung Tong Police Duty Officer Watthanathon Bamrungthin told the Phuket Gazette that 28-year-old Boonrit Aphithammawong was on his way from Patong, where he worked as a graphic designer at the Sleep With Me apartment complex, when the accident happened at about 3pm.

“Mr Boonrit’s white Honda Jazz struck a power pole near the Tesco Lotus Express. He died in the crash,” said Lt Watthanathon

Kusoldharm Rescue workers initially took the body to Patong Hospital, while the heavily damaged car was taken to Tung Tong Police Station.

Staff at the Sleep With Me serviced apartment complex told the Gazette that Mr Boonrit’s relatives have claimed his body to return to Bangkok, where his funeral service will be held.

“This has affected all of us here. Some of us still cannot believe he is gone. He was a fun-loving person; everyone liked him. Now that he is gone, it is so quiet now,” she said.

Source: http://www.phuketgaz...ticle11782.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-12-23

[Centrum]

Sorry but "he worked as a graphic designer at the Sleep With Me apartment complex" has got my head spinning.

[BigJohnnyBKK]

Sorry but "he worked as a graphic designer at the Sleep With Me apartment complex" has got my head spinning.

I'm guessing he worked out of his flat, and if you haven't got used to seeing businesses with funny names like that you haven't got out much.

Yesterday was an obviously upper-middle class family on the BTS, and their pre-teen daughter had a t-shirt with at least 30 "fuc_k"s all over it in different decorative fonts. I really wanted to say something to them, but the explanation would have been too embarrassing in that context, so I just let them go on in ignorant bliss.

Even huge multinational Asian firms invest millions in ad campaigns with English slogans that don't make sense.

Conclusion - graphic decoration made up of roman lettering that looks like communications in English, but is actually content-free, certainly not targeted as us. . .

[JohnBetong]

Sorry but "he worked as a graphic designer at the Sleep With Me apartment complex" has got my head spinning.

Maybe he worked here:

http://www.sleepwithme.co.th/

[Just1Voice]

I feel sorry for his children, and wife, but as the old saying goes: "Speed kills".

[Dap]

A young working, family man died racing to pick up his child from school. So sad. My condolences to his family and relatives. RIP

[anterian]

Darwin's laws always win.

[maipompui]

Spun out??? on a straight dry road?? =extremely high speed combined with inattention maybe..Weird one.

Edited December 23, 2011 by maipompui

[lannarebirth]

Spun out??? on a straight dry road?? =extremely high speed combined with inattention maybe..Weird one.

Am I mistaken or are the power poles shown in the photo, in the middle of the road?

[LivinginKata]

Am I mistaken or are the power poles shown in the photo, in the middle of the road?

No, the poles are to the left side of road. Some new building just finished are set well back from the main road and have a wide strip for parking/entry. I drive that road often and it's obvious where the main road edges are.

[swerver]

Spun out??? on a straight dry road?? =extremely high speed combined with inattention maybe..Weird one.

Am I mistaken or are the power poles shown in the photo, in the middle of the road?

It isn’t the impact; it is the sudden stop for which the human neck is not configured.

Impossible to miss getting killed instantly, wrapping around power pole right at driver position must have slammed his head against power pole (looks like driver window was open). Even if the tempered glass driver window was closed would not make any difference, there still is the sudden stop, say 120-KPH to 0-KPH. Broken neck or brain concussion doesn’t make any difference, he’s dead.

As for the Jazz it survived the impact pretty well. Based on previous work as accident reconstruction specialist remember years ago Ford Pinto cars and also Chevrolet Corvair cars sharing in half when impact at same location (center post area) as this Jazz’s impact area.

From previous work experience many accidents I see in Thailand are not obvious. Like this accident, spinning out of control on a perfect straight road. Only possible explanation; “Oversteer”, driver making tooooo rapid side-to-side steering wheel movements at excessive speed causing tires to loose adhesion with road surface. Why making these rapid steering wheel movements? Not being involved 100% with driving of vehicle “daydreaming” and/or other driving unrelated subjects allowing vehicle to wander off required track (going straight ahead) and then making sudden correction to get back on track straight ahead.

Thais on average are not good drivers having never been taught seriousness of aiming a couple of ton projectile like a motor vehicle. Of course this seriousness in the Western World is also on the slippery slope due to children watching TV, listening to the stereo, playing games, while passenger in the backseat causing their mental faculties to become unaccustomed to be involved with navigating a motor vehicle, sort of more accustomed to sitting on the cough in the living room. This is why many farang behave like Thais in a motor vehicle.

As for the guy: RIP.

[rotary]

Wonder if he had his seat belt on???

[candyman123]

Wonder if he had his seat belt on???

Looking and judging from the picture of this side impact crash....... the seatbelt would not have made any difference to him getting out of this alive sad but true.

R.I.P

[Scott]

My condolences to the family and friends. It's tragic when children are left without a parent.

[blackthorn2005]

Wonder if he had his seat belt on???

Looking and judging from the picture of this side impact crash....... the seatbelt would not have made any difference to him getting out of this alive sad but true.

R.I.P

Side impact air bags may have helped!

[mrdome]

Not survivable if hit on drivers side and exactly in line with drivers head and body like it was the case here, seat belt worn or not. R.I.P.

Edited December 24, 2011 by mrdome

[personchester]

Spun out??? on a straight dry road?? =extremely high speed combined with inattention maybe..Weird one.

Yes possible, but it could also have been a mechanical failure, i.e. steering wheel, front axle, etc ...

the cars examination will clarify this.

The safety belt (if on) would not have helped him, on the contrary, without the belt the powerful impact of the crash would have thrown him on to the passenger seat and that may have

kept him alive.

Edited December 25, 2011 by personchester