Motorbike Taxi Driver killed in Central Pattaya Road Crash

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Motorbike Taxi Driver killed in Central Pattaya Road Crash



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Tuesday a 50 year old Motorbike Taxi Driver, who also served as a Pattaya Police Volunteer, was killed and his passenger was seriously injured after his bike was rear-ended by a pick-up truck.

The crash occurred on Pattaya Third Road, in front of Soi 5, and resulted in the death of Khun Boonlert. His female passenger aged in her twenties, was rushed to Hospital in a serious condition but is expected to recover.

There were 4 men inside the pick-up truck and the driver was named as Khun Sutipong, however he later confessed to covering for the real driver, Khun Prasert aged 24, who did not have a valid driving license. The confession only came after a witness to the crash named the second man as the driver and not Khun Sutipong.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/195371/motorbike-taxi-driver-killed-in-central-pattaya-road-crash/


-- Pattaya One 2015-05-20

[OMGImInPattaya]

Be careful there on 3rd Road in the early morning hours...lots of Thai pubs in the area. One has to feel for folks who have to ride bikes...it's not if but when.

[Just1Voice]

From the damage to the front of that truck, it was definitely a high speed impact. It's a wonder the young woman survived at all.

[WitawatWatawit]

I wonder why the guy covered for the other guy by pretending he was the driver? After an accident that bad, and knowing you are drunk, you'd expect to have the book thrown at you, wouldn't you? So my guess would be that he felt sufficiently "influential" enough or "connected" to deflect any charges. It would be nice to know the names of those two.

[konying]

I wonder why the guy covered for the other guy by pretending he was the driver? After an accident that bad, and knowing you are drunk, you'd expect to have the book thrown at you, wouldn't you? So my guess would be that he felt sufficiently "influential" enough or "connected" to deflect any charges. It would be nice to know the names of those two.

Or drunk enough to believe he is connected

[longstebe]

500 baht fine..........on your way lad.

[lvr181]

Throw them both in jail for a long period of time. No small fines or "sideways postings" ala connected persons and police!

RIP taxi rider and condolences to his family and friends. I wish the pillion passenger a speedy recovery.

[ferguston]

Sad, sad, everyday accident on Pattaya roads.

Who is to blame ?

Did the motorbike have working rear lights ?

The collision seems to be on a yellow "junction" box. Did the bike pull out too quickly ?

The front of the pick-up looks heavily damaged was it travelling at excessive speed ?

Had either driver been drinking ?

[does]

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:

- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)

- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.

- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

[konying]

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:

- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)

- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.

- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

Thanks for your tips, really unsure how I could manage without it

[KhunBENQ]

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:

- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)

- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.

- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

Thanks for your tips, really unsure how I could manage without it

Too bad that many farangs don't follow those so well known rules

[konying]

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:

- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)

- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.

- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

Thanks for your tips, really unsure how I could manage without it

Too bad that many farangs don't follow those so well known rules

In case you missed it , no foreigner was involved in this accident

[smedly]

pattaya carnage on the roads is the worst I have ever seen, something really needs to be done and fast and I don't mean a 2 week clamp down, time for continuous random check points around the city specifically targeting drink driving and some stiff penalties meated out, if pattaya police chief cannot achieve this then get someone who can

and this is without doubt another drunk driver

[DLang]

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:

- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)

- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.

- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

Drive as if every other road user is an angry 5 yrs old that has recently been injected with amphetamines.

[duckmandon]

Looking at the bike it's been hit head on not rear ended. Maybe the bike was overtaking or like posted pulled out of a side street without looking (normal).

RIP & quick recovery to the girl.

[Pattaya28]

Having virtually no policing allows road users to do as they wish when they wish and in whatever drunken state they are in.

Chances of getting caught for an offence is slim.

And if caught, a small fine + community service.

No wonder carnage is a daily event.The authorities / police realistically cannot deal with these daily events.

To foreigners, these daily events is madness, to Thais, it's business as normal.

[does]

I didn't miss it, but this forum is read mostly by expats and tourists. I see foreigners in traffic on a daily basis who drive very fast, including visitors renting high-powered motorbikes.

I have no statistics on the number of foreigners killed in traffic in Thailand each year but I do know that many drive too fast and many fatalities are the result of high speed.

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:
- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)
- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.
- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

Thanks for your tips, really unsure how I could manage without it

Too bad that many farangs don't follow those so well known rules

In case you missed it , no foreigner was involved in this accident

[flynn]

Throw them both in jail for a long period of time. No small fines or "sideways postings" ala connected persons and police!

RIP taxi rider and condolences to his family and friends. I wish the pillion passenger a speedy recovery.

i

I think the poor girl died, 22 years old, worked in queens lk metro,

[konying]

I didn't miss it, but this forum is read mostly by expats and tourists. I see foreigners in traffic on a daily basis who drive very fast, including visitors renting high-powered motorbikes.

I have no statistics on the number of foreigners killed in traffic in Thailand each year but I do know that many drive too fast and many fatalities are the result of high speed.

You really are a bright spark

Edited May 20, 2015 by konying

[Khun Riki]

you want taxi motoside?

[KhunBENQ]

Does anyone have any idea why the government does not crack down on drunk drivers? Druk drivers are apparently the single biggest cause of deadly traffic accidents. In most EU countries, a drunk driver would go to court and probably to prison, and/or lose his driving license for a year or more.

A few tips for driving in Thailand:

- Drive slowly and as defensively as you can. (Speed really does kill.)

- Be extra careful at intersections, even if they have traffic lights.

- Avoid driving at nigh if you can, especially on a bike.

Thanks for your tips, really unsure how I could manage without it

Too bad that many farangs don't follow those so well known rules

In case you missed it , no foreigner was involved in this accident

Irony, subtlety is not your strength?

I can read.

Today its a Pattaya motorcycle driver, tomorrow its some drunken speeding foreigner be it in a car or on a bike.

One can't repeat the manta of sensible behavior in Thai traffic too often!

[does]

That's easy for you to say ;-)

Anyway, drive safely!

I didn't miss it, but this forum is read mostly by expats and tourists. I see foreigners in traffic on a daily basis who drive very fast, including visitors renting high-powered motorbikes.

I have no statistics on the number of foreigners killed in traffic in Thailand each year but I do know that many drive too fast and many fatalities are the result of high speed.

You really are a bright spark

[konying]

Irony, subtlety is not your strength?

I can read.

Today its a Pattaya motorcycle driver, tomorrow its some drunken speeding foreigner be it in a car or on a bike.

One can't repeat the manta of sensible behavior in Thai traffic too often!

Drunk being the operative word

You know last week it was a Japanese .

Best to buy an amulet and hope for the best

Edited May 20, 2015 by konying

[EyesWideOpen]

In case you missed it , no foreigner was involved in this accident

Irony, subtlety is not your strength?

I can read.

Today its a Pattaya motorcycle driver, tomorrow its some drunken speeding foreigner be it in a car or on a bike.

One can't repeat the manta of sensible behavior in Thai traffic too often!

Anti-farang much ?? LOL. If you follow the news, nearly all late accidents

involving drunks are caused by Thais . Normally they always do a runner, but in this

case apparently the truck was so damaged he could not flee. On a side note,

the guy who tried to say he was the driver must be REALLY connected, to think

he could step into a manslaughter charge to help out his buddy.

An interesting look at how Thailand operates. You sure as hell would not see

that in the states. You kill a couple people on a motorcycle while drunk, then

your buddy slides over behind the wheel, and says no problem, I will take the

fall for you... :-)

Also I think the story is not correct. Duh like that never happened before...

Given the position of the truck , and the massive amount

of damage to the front end of the truck, it looks like the motorcycle was hit

head on. If the motorcycle was stationary at a stop light, the truck would have

had to be doing well over 100 kph to cause that amount of damage. If I was

a betting man, I would say the truck was overtaking into opposing traffic and

simply did a head on collision into the motorcyclist. I have seen this maneuver

done many times, and my whole family was almost killed by one of the cursed

white vans that did the overtaking trick. It was on third road too....

Interesting also that there are no skidmarks on the road behind the tires.

You would think normally in an accident like that, you would lock the brakes until

you came to a stop. Maybe this guy was so drunk he never hit the brakes, and

it was the remains of the motorcycle that brought the truck to a halt...

Side note : I have been riding Thai roads solely on a motorcycle for the last 14

years straight, so have seen my fair share of crazy driving. Also a few close

calls......

Edited May 20, 2015 by EyesWideOpen

[konying]

Anti-farang much ?? LOL. If you follow the news, nearly all late accidents

involving drunks are caused by Thais . Normally they always do a runner, but in this

case apparently the truck was so damaged he could not flee. On a side note,

the guy who tried to say he was the driver must be REALLY connected, to think

he could step into a manslaughter charge to help out his buddy.

An interesting look at how Thailand operates. You sure as hell would not see

that in the states. You kill a couple people on a motorcycle while drunk, then

your buddy slides over behind the wheel, and says no problem, I will take the

fall for you... :-)

Also I think the story is not correct. Duh like that never happened before...

Given the position of the truck , and the massive amount

of damage to the front end of the truck, it looks like the motorcycle was hit

head on. If the motorcycle was stationary at a stop light, the truck would have

had to be doing well over 100 kph to cause that amount of damage. If I was

a betting man, I would say the truck was overtaking into opposing traffic and

simply did a head on collision into the motorcyclist. I have seen this maneuver

done many times, and my whole family was almost killed by one of the cursed

white vans that did the overtaking trick. It was on third road too....

( I have been riding Thai roads solely on a motorcycle for the last 14 years straight)

I have slightly different theory on why the driver tried to take the blame.

OP states the actual driver was not licensed, which means insurance is void.

So most likely the switch was to avoid insurance being cancelled.

As you know, its all down to money in Thailand.

If insurance pays and driver adds a little, there we have blood money for the family and case closed.

Without the insurance, driver would have to come up with blood money, if i had to estimate, i would say around 1 million, being 100 000 per year, taxi driver could have earned before the retirement age.

Before any smartass, starts to question morals, its not about right or wrong, but how it works in Thailand

[balo]

Never ride a taxi bike in the early hours of the morning - check

Never ride a bike when drunk - check

Never ride a bike in Thailand - check

Never drive my car late at night - check

Live another day - check

[lvr181]

Throw them both in jail for a long period of time. No small fines or "sideways postings" ala connected persons and police!

RIP taxi rider and condolences to his family and friends. I wish the pillion passenger a speedy recovery.

i

I think the poor girl died, 22 years old, worked in queens lk metro,

oh.....so sad to hear. If this is the case my condolences to her family and friends.

[smedly]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/827058-1-dead-1-injured-in-north-pattaya-road-crash/

and another one

Police chief massive fail in Pattaya

He is responsible for the roads and policing, probably another drunk

[Rimmer]

A poor attempt at humor also quoted replies to it have been removed

[roger101]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/827058-1-dead-1-injured-in-north-pattaya-road-crash/

and another one

Police chief massive fail in Pattaya

He is responsible for the roads and policing, probably another drunk

Half the problem seems to be that most Thais dont learn to drive safely when they start riding/driving. So what chance have they got when their driving skill (555) are impaired by alcohol.