Thai businessman charged for fatal collision amid mounting criticism

[stickylies]

When the revolution comes, I hope people like this guy, Praewa and the Red Bull heir are the first on the scaffold, heads sliced off, with gangster cops and corrupt bureaucrats next.

Quite within the realms of the possible, one event and the outfall from it will be the trigger.

When the revolution comes ill make Sure ill be in the front row watching it with cold Leo and bucket of ice...? ? ?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Who's watch did the Red Bull heir go missing on?

The BKK Post article today on this traffic fatality case has an update attached at the bottom on the status of the Red Bull heir case.

Basically, it quotes a source in the AG's office as saying they've formed a new team of prosecutors to pursue the case, after the original prosecutor DIED!!!! But it basically says nothing about what they're doing, if anything, to actually find the POS fugitive.

In summary, the article says the guy had faced three charges. One, speeding, was dropped in 2013 after the one year statute of limitations expired. But the article says he's still facing charges of reckless driving causing death and failing to stop to help a crash victim. The article doesn't say how long the statute of limitations is on either of those charges.

Of course, the police are likely pursuing the RB case with substantially less vigor than they were even originally pursuing this case. And that's saying a lot...

[boomerangutang]

Hi-So Thais think it's just a matter of negotiating a money payment to the victims' families. ...and of course the obligatory wai's, on and on.

With few exceptions, Thai families accept a relatively low amount, perhaps amounting to 1 or 2% of the culprits bank account.

The families should hold out for 80% of the culprit's total wealth, AND not sign anything which absolves the culprit of legal repercussions.

The arresting cops (and their bosses) should be disciplined also, for not doing their jobs.

[ronz28]

No justice leads to payback. The lives of two good people trained to help the people of Thailand loved by family, friends and their country taken by a ......... (just no words to sufficiently describe the driver), but the video is enough to prove payback is warranted.