Police Officer arrested following fatal road crash in South Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- A senior non-commissioned officer, working at Chonburi Police Headquarters, was arrested by Pattaya Police in the early hours of Sunday after he was involved in a fatal road crash where he is suspected of driving through a red traffic light at a high rate of speed.

Police and medics were called to the scene of the crash just before 3am on Sunday and encountered the dead body of Khun Tira aged 45, lying at the side of the Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok-bound carriageway.

Nearby was a White Toyota Camry driven by Police Senior Sergeant Major Somyot, who is stationed at Chonburi Police Headquarters.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/178594/police-officer-arrested-following-fatal-road-crash-in-south-pattaya/

-- Pattaya One 2015-03-30

And I'm sure that a blood alcohol test was duly administered, correct? A little money will be paid to the decedent's family and no one will hear further of this matter.

The witness might need police protection, from the police !

Yet another police shortcoming/failure to meet an acceptable standard.

They really do need to be taken to task.

Like I have been saying for years and years, until they lead by example nothing will ever change.

The motor-bike rider was "imitating" a U-turn ?? Interesting.

You see the picture of the medic pointing at the dead guy !!!!!! WHAT THE HELL !!!!!!!!!!

And I'm sure that a blood alcohol test was duly administered, correct? A little money will be paid to the decedent's family and no one will hear further of this matter.

That's exactly what the report said, yes.

Yet another police shortcoming/failure to meet an acceptable standard.

They really do need to be taken to task.

...and this one was.

This story will take about one day to do the classic Thai fade away.........

That is assuming the guy he killed was a member of the peasant class.

Wonder why the policeman did not do the standard hit and run ? Was

his vehicle disabled ? That is about the only thing that stops runners.

Edited March 30, 201511 yr by EyesWideOpen

The motor-bike rider was "imitating" a U-turn ?? Interesting.

Clearly it was supposed to read 'initiating' - PattayaOne's crack proofreading team in action once again. Whatever he was doing, the poor bugger was in the wrong place at the wrong time - RIP. The general attitude to red lights here is pathetic and accidents like this are the logical outcome.

If he was a commissioned officer he would not have been arrested, but he was just your general sergeant, he will still probably get away with it once they have deleted the CCTV tape

Toss him into jail and let him rot there.

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At least it sounds like it is being investigated properly, lets hope they found a working breathalyser this time and the CCTV footage does not get lost.