Chonburi: Motorcycle crash costs foreign man his leg

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Motorcycle Crash Costs Foreign Man His Leg
By Khaosod Online

CHONBURI: -- A foreigner in Chonburi Province lost his left leg after his motorcycle crashed into a speedboat parked on the beach, police said.

Earlier this morning, Police from Banglamoong District, Chonburi province, was alerted to investigation the scene, where a foreigner was found unconscious.

According to the police, the man did not carry any official documents with him. He is said to be a White Caucasian aged between 20-25 years old.

One witness told our correspondent that he saw the foreigner driving his motorcycle at a high speed. He also suspected that the foreigner was drunk, as the motorcycle swung before it crashed into a speedboat which was parked on the beach.

The witness said that the body of the foreign man had been thrown 50 metres away from the crash. The accident also caused the man to lose a part of his left leg.

Police said they would contact the owner of the speedboat and proceed with the legal investigation.

Source:http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNM05qUTNORGczTkE9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-08-14

[Treborz]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[krisb]

He shouldn't have been riding legless.

[Gsxrnz]

How long before one of our fruitloop TV naysayers manages to pin this on the Thai bloke for parking his boat on the beach?

[drjden]

What kind of motorbike was he driving since he could be thrown 50 meters from impact..

[Cloggie]

Looks like we have a winner for the Darwin Award of this week ......

[kartman]

What kind of motorbike was he driving since he could be thrown 50 meters from impact..

Maybe only the bike hit the boat he hopped off 50 meters before.

[Gsxrnz]

What kind of motorbike was he driving since he could be thrown 50 meters from impact..

Any kind of bike. It's a complex calculation with lots of variables, but a throw of 50m after colliding with a stationary object implies a speed in the region of 65 klm/h at impact. Not really that fast.

[culicine]

How long before one of our fruitloop TV naysayers manages to pin this on the Thai bloke for parking his boat on the beach?

Who needs TV naysayers? Looks like the police will pin it on the bike rider - ad try to recover damages to the boat. They boat could well have been illegally parked...but I doubt that will matter much to the police.

[lee b]

What the hell was he doing on a motorbike on a beach?

[MobileContent]

And soon the TV forum users will say that dam_n Thai was wrong for the Farang to loose his leg. Any way he still got one leg so no more speeding in the wheelchair next time.

NB: I don;t like Farang always speed around on bikes.

Edited August 14, 2013 by MobileContent

[Curt1591]

Thaksin did it!

[hanno]

How long before one of our fruitloop TV naysayers manages to pin this on the Thai bloke for parking his boat on the beach?

You beat me to it!!

[hanno]

Looks like we have a winner for the Darwin Award of this week ......

No, as the idiot did manage to leave the gene pool.

[MegaRanter]

Unconscious!!

He will have a hard time finding part of his leg when he wakes up.

[lemonjelly]

he'll be hopping mad when he get's the damages + hospital bill.

[geriatrickid]

How long before one of our fruitloop TV naysayers manages to pin this on the Thai bloke for parking his boat on the beach?

Who needs TV naysayers? Looks like the police will pin it on the bike rider - ad try to recover damages to the boat. They boat could well have been illegally parked...but I doubt that will matter much to the police.

LOL, you for real? IT appears to be a speeding drunkard who drove into a boat on the beach and you suggest there is some conspiracy? Are you aware that drivers who cause property damage are legally liable for that damage?

Maybe the poor boy was being chased by angry kathoeys, and in an attempt to protect his virtue, traversed the beach and crashed into the boat that shouldn't have been on the beach, because as we all know, boats should not be parked near the water.

[MegaRanter]

The rights of a boat trumps that of a bike near the water.

[tominbkk]

whoopsie daisy!

[ratcatcher]

I am loath to say that in Thai law he may have a leg to stand on, but when he gets to see the damage he's caused he'll be hopping mad.

[moe666]

Looks like we have a winner for the Darwin Award of this week ......

You need to read up on the Darwin Award you only win it if you die while doing something stupid like the guy who used an enema to inject 2 bottle of sherry into his rectum and died from alcohol poisoning

[ginjag]

I am loath to say that in Thai law he may have a leg to stand on, but when he gets to see the damage he's caused he'll be hopping mad.

There's no (harm) in that. now he's out on a limb.

[Spoonman]

How long before one of our fruitloop TV naysayers manages to pin this on the Thai bloke for parking his boat on the beach?

Who needs TV naysayers? Looks like the police will pin it on the bike rider - ad try to recover damages to the boat. They boat could well have been illegally parked...but I doubt that will matter much to the police.

LOL, you for real? IT appears to be a speeding drunkard who drove into a boat on the beach and you suggest there is some conspiracy? Are you aware that drivers who cause property damage are legally liable for that damage?

Maybe the poor boy was being chased by angry kathoeys, and in an attempt to protect his virtue, traversed the beach and crashed into the boat that shouldn't have been on the beach, because as we all know, boats should not be parked near the water.

How does one ride a bike at high speed on the beach into a boat ?

Was it a sand drag bike with big paddle tyres on the the back ?

[Briggsy]

We only have the word of a dubious unnamed witness that the man "seemed drunk". Could this be a case where the the jetski mafia strikes again deliberately parking their boats in spots where foreigners, particularly Indians and Arabs, will crash into them only to be subject to extortionate demands for "damage" such as 80,000 Baht or a leg.

[alocacoc]

<deleted>? is this the same story? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/660814-tourist-severely-injured-after-crashing-into-a-boat-trailer/

Both crash into a Boat(trailer). Both seems drunk. Both loose a foot. <deleted>?

Edited August 14, 2013 by alocacoc

[Briggsy]

<deleted>? is this the same story? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/660814-tourist-severely-injured-after-crashing-into-a-boat-trailer/

Booth crash into a Boat(trailer). Both seems drunk. Booth loose a foot. <deleted>?

Good spot.

[Bluespunk]

How long before one of our fruitloop TV naysayers manages to pin this on the Thai bloke for parking his boat on the beach?

Why would anyone do that?

[Yunla]

He also suspected that the foreigner was drunk, as the motorcycle swung before it crashed into a speedboat which was parked on the beach.

Or maybe the bike swung because he was riding it at speed on an uneven sandy surface. Just saying.

Either way, this is the kind of stupidity that gives other foreigners in Thailand a bad name, people who are working here and living quiet normal lives. If this particular guy was a single lone nut it wouldn't be so bad, but Thai people read about foreigners getting drunk and acting stupidly so often that the rest of us carry a stigma which is always there below the surface. The fact that Thais drink a lot and crash their own bikes all the time doesn't matter, a visitor to this nation goes riding down a beach and not noticing theres a boat right ahead, boats in general are not known for their inconspicuousness, makes tourists into a laughing stock with all the repercussions that come with that. Maybe I'm getting old but I wish these kids would sharpen up and behave like honoured guests in this nation, instead of lunatics.

[bigbamboo]

What the hell was he doing on a motorbike on a beach?

Crashing.

[GentlemanJim]

From The Op

The witness said that the body of the foreign man had been thrown 50 metres away from the crash. The accident also caused the man to lose a part of his left leg.

Police said they would contact the owner of the speedboat and proceed with the legal investigation.

Well if this is the standard Thai measurement for a meter and anything like my wife's, then 50m will in fact be 10m. You have to laugh at the police. A young foreign guy has been seriously injured and they say "we will contact the owners of the speedboat", nothing about contacting the family of the injured. Then again I guess people with speedboats will have money according to the thinking of the BiB.

From the link posted above concerning the reporting of the news item elsewhere it says

It was reported that his foot was entirely ripped off from his leg. Doctors at Banglamung Hospital are trying to somehow connect his foot with leg again.

Sounds like the doctors were looking on Google for some ideas as to what to do