Driver falls asleep at the wheel causing damage to shop-front close to Pattaya

SATTAHIP:--A driver is suspected of falling asleep at the wheel which caused a road crash in the Plu Ta Luang area in Sattahip early on Tuesday morning.

Police and rescue services made their way to the scene of the crash on Highway 331. A Black Honda Civic, driven by Khun Lertpaiboon aged 37, slammed into the front of a closed hardware shop owned by the former deputy Chief of the Plu Ta Luang administration.

The car driver, appeared heavily intoxicated according to Police, and by his own admission, he became drowsy as he travelled home after a night out with friends and fell asleep for a split second which was enough time for his vehicle to leave the main carriageway and come to rest inside the front of the shop, causing more than 100,000 Baht’s worth of damage.

Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/62472/driver-falls-asleep-wheel-causing-damage-shop-front-close-pattaya/

-- Pattaya One 2012-09-19

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so the guy concerned went off the road because he was "sleepy" and not because he was pished?...who writes these articles ?, but the best part...

"We understand the driver has class 1 insurance which will pay for the damage to the shop and to the vehicle. The driver was not arrested by Police"

So not even charged with drinking and driving...way to go Pattaya BiB... and doesnt the insurance typically not pay out if you are caught drinking and driving in cases likes this ?