webfact Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Phuket Christmas woe for Brit driverEakkapop ThongtubClements' abandoned SUV.PHUKET: -- A 74-year-old British man turned himself into police last night (December 25), an hour after he crashed his SUV into a power pole and two parked motorbikes.Witnesses said that Barry H Clements was travelling at high speed when he trashed the two motorbikes and snapped the power pole, in front of Baan Rumsai in Cherng Talay.When police arrived, they found that Clements was not there.Later in the evening, however, Clements arrived by motorbike taxi at the Cherng Talay Police Station and turned himself in. He also offered to pay for all damages from his accident.Clements received a fortuitous Christmas gift from police, who said that the police station’s breathalyser was not working, so his alcohol levels could not be checked.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-christmas-woe-for-brit-driver-50313.php-- Phuket News 2014-12-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry1011 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I wonder if this piece of news will attract the same posters as those who are posting in the "Orange Lamborghini accident" thread I am curious, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansgruber Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 I'm betting it costs a bit to have the breathalyser not to work. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygunther Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Lucky for him they wasn't able to check his alcohol level .... I also think that was the reason why he came later to have time to sober up some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Darn. Just when I was about to post that it wasn't just Thai men that run from the scene, I went on to read the guy's turned himself in. (We now return to our regularly scheduled Thai bashing.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 very similar accident happened Christmas eve in AO Nang, absolute news black out , but involved a drunk falang (driving a toyota looked like a pick up but hard to tell) hit a power pole KILLED a thai (run him into a parked nissan teena destroyed his barbq chicken sidecar and his son is in critical condition; happened about 50 mtr from the mosque on the main road ) looked like a war zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post casualbiker Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 Honestly. After smashing a Thai owned motorcycle would YOU hang around. I wouldn't unless I had a Thai speaker with me. Your likely to get a beating. He turned himself in to the police, he didn't injure anyone and offered to pay all damages .. what did the Lamborghini driver do? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robblok Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 Darn. Just when I was about to post that it wasn't just Thai men that run from the scene, I went on to read the guy's turned himself in. (We now return to our regularly scheduled Thai bashing.) Seems Brits are just as bad as Thais. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post inzman Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 I wonder how much it cost for the breathalyzer to not be working? Hmmm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simtemple Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Why wasn't this geriatric maniac not given a blood alcohol test at a local hospital? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviss Geez Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Lucky for him they wasn't able to check his alcohol level .... I also think that was the reason why he came later to have time to sober up some. 1 hour to "sober up"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sviss Geez Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 Honestly. After smashing a Thai owned motorcycle would YOU hang around. I wouldn't unless I had a Thai speaker with me. Your likely to get a beating. He turned himself in to the police, he didn't injure anyone and offered to pay all damages .. what did the Lamborghini driver do? You seem to be suggesting that you know what the Lambo driver did or didn't do. Why not share your non-speculative information? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviss Geez Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) Why wasn't this geriatric maniac not given a blood alcohol test at a local hospital? Perhaps the police could see that he wasn't drunk. Geriatric maniac? Edited December 26, 2014 by Sviss Geez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Why wasn't this geriatric maniac not given a blood alcohol test at a local hospital? Because it's Christmas and nearly new year and he went to the ATM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Why wasn't this geriatric maniac not given a blood alcohol test at a local hospital? Yes, he should have been given a blood alcohol test if there was any doubt whether he had drunk yes or no. But why is somebody who has an accident a geriatric maniac? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 People always seem to condemn the Thais for running (i know i do) this guy should get a lot more flack too. He should know better and the alcohol thing stinks too. Just because he is a Brit many wont comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Why wasn't this geriatric maniac not given a blood alcohol test at a local hospital? Yes, he should have been given a blood alcohol test if there was any doubt whether he had drunk yes or no. But why is somebody who has an accident a geriatric maniac? They are not.. though running from an accident.. different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Honestly. After smashing a Thai owned motorcycle would YOU hang around. I wouldn't unless I had a Thai speaker with me. Your likely to get a beating. He turned himself in to the police, he didn't injure anyone and offered to pay all damages .. what did the Lamborghini driver do? His turning himself in is hardly to be commended as they would have found out it was him anyway. 74 year old men should be examples of integrity and honesty. Driving drunk or fast is not doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neeranam Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 People always seem to condemn the Thais for running (i know i do) this guy should get a lot more flack too. He should know better and the alcohol thing stinks too. Just because he is a Brit many wont comment. Maybe he has been here a long time. When you have been here a long time, you too will know that the best ting to do is to NOT stop at the scene od an accident for many reasons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Honestly. After smashing a Thai owned motorcycle would YOU hang around. I wouldn't unless I had a Thai speaker with me. Your likely to get a beating. He turned himself in to the police, he didn't injure anyone and offered to pay all damages .. what did the Lamborghini driver do? You seem to be suggesting that you know what the Lambo driver did or didn't do. Why not share your non-speculative information? The question mark literally implies that a question is being asked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygunther Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Lucky for him they wasn't able to check his alcohol level .... I also think that was the reason why he came later to have time to sober up some. 1 hour to "sober up"? I wrote sober up some .... But maybe not enough, its why he maybe had to pay them for not making a test on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygunther Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Lucky for him they wasn't able to check his alcohol level .... I also think that was the reason why he came later to have time to sober up some. 1 hour to "sober up"? I was not able to read he show up 1 hour later.... They wrote " He did show up later in the evening " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zyphodb Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 Fair play to him, If you haven't hurt anyone running away to deal with the consequences when you are more prepared, plus avoiding a possible beating seems an excellent idea to me, Thais do it all the time for much more serious accidents, why shouldn't we???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Fair play to him, If you haven't hurt anyone running away to deal with the consequences when you are more prepared, plus avoiding a possible beating seems an excellent idea to me, Thais do it all the time for much more serious accidents, why shouldn't we???? Yes, he played the odds and came out unscathed. I'd run away just as he did. Don't want a mob beating and then be forced to pay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Lucky for him they wasn't able to check his alcohol level .... I also think that was the reason why he came later to have time to sober up some. 1 hour to "sober up"? I was not able to read he show up 1 hour later.... They wrote " He did show up later in the evening " Maybe read the first line again then :"A 74-year-old British man turned himself into police last night (December 25), an hour after he crashed his SUV into a power pole and two parked motorbikes." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoli Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 In the U.S. he would not be charged with drunk driving, even if they were to have a working breathalyzer, but for leaving the scene of an accident. They cannot charge him with drunk driving, in the states, because he had left the scene. His lawyer would just say" He was emotionally upset after the accident, went home and had some drinks to calm down, and then turned himself in." The alcohol only appeared in his blood after the accident, and there is no way to prove otherwise. (Unless they can find witnesses at the bar that he had been at for 3 hours before the accident.) I do not have a clue as to how Thailand laws would handle this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Darn. Just when I was about to post that it wasn't just Thai men that run from the scene, I went on to read the guy's turned himself in. (We now return to our regularly scheduled Thai bashing.) Seems Brits are just as bad as Thais. And so are some French, German, Dutch, Aussies, Americans, Russians and Chinese. Nationality does not affect the ability to be a pissed up prick. Having money does affect the ability to get away with it. 74, lucky to still be driving and ought to have more sense. Celebrating the festive season - so "lucky" the breathalyser wasn't working Guess they don't do blood tests in Phukett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) People always seem to condemn the Thais for running (i know i do) this guy should get a lot more flack too. He should know better and the alcohol thing stinks too. Just because he is a Brit many wont comment. I'm not Brit, so I'll guess that he staggered away rather than ran. They should have jailed him until after New Year for leaving the scene of an accident. It might save his life and that of others. Edited December 26, 2014 by MaxYakov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanSaiExPat Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I'm betting it costs a bit to have the breathalyser not to work. Yes, but probably not much more than 2000 baht. I'd say that's a fair price. No death's involved here. Just property damage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Why wasn't this geriatric maniac not given a blood alcohol test at a local hospital? maybe they don't have hospitals in phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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