webfact Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Foreigner arrested over hit and run death of Thai man in ChachoengsaoImage: Thairath.co.thCHACHOENGSAO:-- A South Korean man has been detained by police following the death of a Thai man in Chachoengsao province.Mr Nooparn Keangrit, 43, was found dead laying face down on the Bangpakong river bridge, Bangna–Trad road, with his heavily damaged motorbike located nearby.Mr Nooparn, a market vendor, had been travelling to the nearby Bumroongdee Food Court at around 5.30am on Monday morning when the incident occurred, reports ThaiRath.Eyewitnesses told police how they saw a bronze Chevrolet car being driven at high speed moments before Mr Nooparn was knocked off his bike.Police arrested Mr Lee Wanje, 54, after he was found in his car more than 2 kilometres away from the scene of the accident.Mr Lee admitted to police that he was invloved in the accident with Mr Nooparn, stating that the Thai man was driving on the wrong side of the road and had therefore been unable to avoid him.Police are awaiting tests results to determine if Mr Lee had been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.Source: Thairath -- 2015-09-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 My sympathy to the family of the Thai man. But as always If a Thai did this they would refuse to be arrested and things would be swept under the carpet. I think equal enforcement of the Law is needed in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviss Geez Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 My sympathy to the family of the Thai man. But as always If a Thai did this they would refuse to be arrested and things would be swept under the carpet. I think equal enforcement of the Law is needed in Thailand. Nice to see how rational and well thought out the first comment was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique355 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Why is that new? Happens everyday in Thailand and nobody gives a rat's a$$. Because he was a foreigner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkinbkk Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 If there is any justice the Korean chap should just pay THB8,000 in compensation and the matter be closed......just as the Thai pick up driver did when he slaughtered that cyclist on the highway near Korat earlier this year. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/824824-truck-driver-who-killed-chilean-cyclist-in-korat-fined-thb7500/page-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Jones Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thai road kill chilean, reckless driving = fine 7,500B Foreigner kill Thai, that drive wrong side of road (lights ... ?) = Hell is Loose and 30 cops will investigate ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 should have stopped though, even if he was in the right he should not have just kept going. If the dead man was on the wrong side of the road as stated it will be interesting to see what happens, police dont stop those doing this and it is breaking the law so all they should charge him with is leaving the scene of an accident unless he was drunk. Maybe if the police actually enforced the law so this sort of thing didnt happen it would make a difference, easier to blame a farang though than admit you are lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 copy and paste today's response. sad. next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 if he knew the way things work here, he could say hes not ready to have a alcohol test, then join the monks sad for the thai man and his family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkapi Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 A Korean woman working in Thailand ran into me last year while I was walking on the street near the sidewalk in Bangkapi. Luckily she was in the act of parking or the contact could have been fatal. She took me to the hospital and paid for patching up my scrapes. Maybe Koreans should not be allowed to drive in Thailand. I opted not to file a police report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 RIP to the market vendor. No sympathy for cowards fleeing an accident scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveinAsia Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 RIP to the market vendor. No sympathy for cowards fleeing an accident scene! Anyone with a working brain will flee any accident scene in Asia, at least until the cops arrive. I've seen a few lynchings and it's not a pretty scene. They beat, kick and chop first and ask questions later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswillems Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) The smartest, most humane and best thing is to stop and help in every case.In the end it always turn out in your advantage if you stop and help.I had an accident with a motorcycle driver that crossed the red light.The guy was seriously injured.There were no witnesses.The motorcycle driver told the police he had green light.The police told me: if you would be wrong you would not have stopped. The fact that you stopped and immediately went to help shows you're not wrong. So, the police said to the motorcycle driver he should not lie and he made him sign a report admitting he crossed the red light.The police, the motorcycle driver and his father were all very polite. I immediately went to visit the guy in the hospital after the accident. No lynchings and such .... 555 Edited September 21, 2015 by kriswillems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spleen Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Notice the "foreigner" gets breathalyzed , while lovely actress Anna Reese got 12 hours to go home comb her hair and Sober up after killing a copper in a parked car, sickening hypocrisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyinasia Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Notice the "foreigner" gets breathalyzed , while lovely actress Anna Reese got 12 hours to go home comb her hair and Sober up after killing a copper in a parked car, sickening hypocrisy Same for the Red Bull brat...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 My sympathy to the family of the Thai man. But as always If a Thai did this they would refuse to be arrested and things would be swept under the carpet. I think equal enforcement of the Law is needed in Thailand. Nice to see how rational and well thought out the first comment was. ...and was is grossly wrong, fact- wise, oh-defender- of-everything-Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFarAndNear Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Witnesses say the card was speeding but did not mention the motorbike drove on the wrong side of the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Witnesses say the card was speeding but did not mention the motorbike drove on the wrong side of the road? In the witnesses eyes there are no wrong sides of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Witnesses say the card was speeding but did not mention the motorbike drove on the wrong side of the road? And the motorbike probably has no working lights too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn0001 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 My sympathy to the family of the Thai man. But as always If a Thai did this they would refuse to be arrested and things would be swept under the carpet. I think equal enforcement of the Law is needed in Thailand. Nice to see how rational and well thought out the first comment was. ...and was is grossly wrong, fact- wise, oh-defender- of-everything-Thai? The odd case where someone has managed to "refuse" to be arrested has been the rich, powerful or famous, to say "If a Thai did this" as if no one Thai would be arrested for hit and run in a fatal accident is completely ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 My sympathy to the family of the Thai man. But as always If a Thai did this they would refuse to be arrested and things would be swept under the carpet. I think equal enforcement of the Law is needed in Thailand. Nice to see how rational and well thought out the first comment was. ...and was is grossly wrong, fact- wise, oh-defender- of-everything-Thai? The odd case where someone has managed to "refuse" to be arrested has been the rich, powerful or famous, to say "If a Thai did this" as if no one Thai would be arrested for hit and run in a fatal accident is completely ludicrous. So, in your opinion, the law is equally enforced in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Seen a lot of motor cyclists driving against the flow of the traffic and without lights. But still if the Korean drive at the normal allowable speed, the accident can be avoided. Doubt at that early morning, he will be drunk. More rushing to work like all expat Koreans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 RIP for the Thai guy who was killed. However much we all complain of things here on TV I dont think any of us think lightly of road deaths. Laws agreed need to be thee same irrespective of nationality and the laws need to be enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 The smartest, most humane and best thing is to stop and help in every case. In the end it always turn out in your advantage if you stop and help. I had an accident with a motorcycle driver that crossed the red light. The guy was seriously injured. There were no witnesses. The motorcycle driver told the police he had green light. The police told me: if you would be wrong you would not have stopped. The fact that you stopped and immediately went to help shows you're not wrong. So, the police said to the motorcycle driver he should not lie and he made him sign a report admitting he crossed the red light. The police, the motorcycle driver and his father were all very polite. I immediately went to visit the guy in the hospital after the accident. No lynchings and such .... 555 Let me get this right, the MC rider lied to the police so you would get the blame, and then you go and visit him in hospital???? Have I missed something here? Unless of course you visited him to give him a piece of your'e mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 too many thais are roadkill waiting to happen someone should tell granny you cant push your noddle cart accross the express way at the speed of a snail and expect traffic to stop just because youve always did it that (wrong) way doesnt make it the fault of someone using the road properly in this case i pity the foreigner as much as the victim ,he will be screwed whether he was in the right or not i almost wiped out someone on a motorbike with no lights on wrong side of the road at about 1am this morning ,he was lucky i was on a bike as well and managed to avoid him by a couple of inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn0001 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 The odd case where someone has managed to "refuse" to be arrested has been the rich, powerful or famous, to say "If a Thai did this" as if no one Thai would be arrested for hit and run in a fatal accident is completely ludicrous. So, in your opinion, the law is equally enforced in Thailand? I think there is less of a divide between all Thai's and foreigners than there is between some Thai's and everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 ..even though he was crossing a bridge...and could not avoid the bike driver on the wrong side of the road... ...as you see...he was sure that he had little options left to him... ...hit and run can never be condoned.... ...this 'high speed'...for every foreigner that drives is a lot of hoakum though.... ..sure they saw it was a foreigner...and sure they even followed him and reported his location... ...Thai on Thai would 'leave well enough alone'.... ...Thai on foreigner....'nobody saw anything'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn0001 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 too many thais are roadkill waiting to happen someone should tell granny you cant push your noddle cart accross the express way at the speed of a snail and expect traffic to stop just because youve always did it that (wrong) way doesnt make it the fault of someone using the road properly in this case i pity the foreigner as much as the victim ,he will be screwed whether he was in the right or not i almost wiped out someone on a motorbike with no lights on wrong side of the road at about 1am this morning ,he was lucky i was on a bike as well and managed to avoid him by a couple of inches Interesting that you see it as you having nearly wiped someone out rather than them nearly wiping you out and that it was him who was lucky not you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Notice the "foreigner" gets breathalyzed , while lovely actress Anna Reese got 12 hours to go home comb her hair and Sober up after killing a copper in a parked car, sickening hypocrisy "...got 12 hours to go home comb her hair and Sober up......." I think you will find she also had to take a long hot shower and there were some kakky panties in need of laundering. Oh, sorry, being an actress, she would have had the maid take care of the underwear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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