PHUKET: Police lieutenant flips out
Eakkapop Thongtub

Lucky Escape: both driver and passenger were unharmed

PHUKET: Police were called out to help one of their own in Cherng Talay today (Dec 7) after a police lieutenant lost control of the car he was driving and ended up overturned in a ditch.

The accident occurred at 6.30am on the New Airport Road, about a kilometer from the Talang Technical School in Sakoo.
The driver, Cherng Talay Pol. Lt Nicom Kaewnoo, and female passenger were not hurt in the accident.

However the car, a Honda Civic, was badly damaged after smashing into the roadside safety rail and sliding about 20 metres before flipping and landing up side down in the ditch next to a canal.

Emergency response crews arrived to find the lieutenant and his companion standing by the car, which took rescuers about two hours to pull from the ditch.
The lieutenant said he was heading downhill toward the airport when the car skidded out of control on a bend on the wet road.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/police-lieutenant-flips-out-50010.php

-- Phuket News 2014-12-07

One of the more stupid news titles. ThePhuketNews team should think before they write.

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

Did they test him for drugs and drink? Early hours of the morning!

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

They're not bald, it are race slicks

One of the more stupid news titles. ThePhuketNews team should think before they write.

Guess they tried to be funny.

pathetic attempt at humor removed

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

As a coot!

Stupid title and a stupid story.

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

That does explain the "car skidded out of control on a bend on the wet road."

No profile on your tires means no control on wet roads... Hope they will arrest/fine him for driving around like that and bringing everyone around him in danger.

it's called slicks. perfect for dry conditions;)

pathetic attempt at humor removed

You changed the title of the thread ?

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

Slicks?

One of the more stupid news titles. ThePhuketNews team should think before they write.

Unfortunately I hab to agree with you in this instance but note from the photo that the crash rail upstands are formed from thinned walled circular hollow sections and not the prescribed universal beam sections...tsk,tsk...RIP the Honda Civic.

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

That does explain the "car skidded out of control on a bend on the wet road."

No profile on your tires means no control on wet roads... Hope they will arrest/fine him for driving around like that and bringing everyone around him in danger.

Of course they will----he will get the full force of the law thrown at him

I'm glad speed had nothing to do with this, as the nice policeman said it was the cars fault for spinning out of control, dam car.

One of the more stupid news titles. ThePhuketNews team should think before they write.

Yeah, is, "Happy Ending Cop Goes Head Over Heels; investigation continues as to whether passenger had a hand in this," any better?

It can't have been his fault; there must have been a Farang standing in the middle of the road and made him swerve !

One of the more stupid news titles. ThePhuketNews team should think before they write.

Yeah, is, "Happy Ending Cop Goes Head Over Heels; investigation continues as to whether passenger had a hand in this," any better?

Aahh, a headline competition.

Plainclothes cop tests guardrail strength. Passenger blows his cover.

One of the more stupid news titles. ThePhuketNews team should think before they write.

I agree, Definately a defamation case in that news title.

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

As a coot!

Only if a coot has tread like those tyres have. Just more weak attempts to slur a police officer.

It can't have been his fault; there must have been a Farang standing in the middle of the road and made him swerve !

Or a ghost maybe?

Seems even the police do not know to slow down on wet roads!!!

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

As a coot!

Only if a coot has tread like those tyres have. Just more weak attempts to slur a police officer.

Oh,so he was just going too recklessly fast for his driving abilities then .....?

Perhaps the driver could've used some high speed driving lessons before hitting slicks and high speed

Black ice.

Driving to fast for conditions, car not properly maintained, nothing new here. Same same police or general public.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but...

if you tweak the image by sharpening it, the tread pattern magically appears...

.

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

Fink he was on his way home from the drag strip...............