Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Not a good idea to try driving up the BTS steps in a Benz! Thaivisa Reporters Image: Khaosod.co.th BANGKOK:-- A Korean man drove his brand new Mercedes Benz smack bang into the stairs of the Thong Lo BTS on Sunday morning. But he lived to tell the tale with barely a scratch, reports Thaivisa News. He somehow managed to jump onto the footpath in the classy C300 destroying the front of the vehicle but suffered no injuries. However, air bags deployed and he was found by a food seller starting her early morning rounds unconscious behind the wheel. Kumki Lee, around 30 years old, was taken to Bumrungrad hospital. Phuang Phuangpila, 49, got the shock of her life when she pushed her food cart along the sidewalk at 6.30 am. The Benz was jammed into the damaged stairway. The lights were on and the engine was running and the driver was "asleep" behind the wheel, she said. Initial investigation revealed that the Benz had Class One insurance. Police suspect negligent driving but investigations continue before further action is taken. -- 2016-03-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Merc drivers are doing some crazy things this month. Maybe they are checking out the mercs safety features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigpoint Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 pissed as a newt, no idea what happened, lucky nobody injured, hope he gets charged for DD, but if he has plenty of money as he seems to have, no action will be taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Probably had to save on the price of liquor to pay for the Benz, and so he drank Lao Khao... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 he should have picked one of the entrances with escalator, might have brought him up to the ticket counter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 He was thinking it was A short cut,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 How can someone Non-Thai be so stupid???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyDelight Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Just a Thai or Chinese Mercedes, not a real one made in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Or, maybe back home in Korea you can climb up the escalator with a car, who knows what he was thinking?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) "Police suspect negligent driving but investigations continue before further action is taken." Well - I suspect he was sh**faced drunk. But really - how can you only suspect negligent driving when his car is wedged in the skytrain stairs? They waiting to see how wealthy he is when he finishes his nap? Seems like an open and shut case to me. We need to get these drunken nuts off the road. I remember once in a taxi about 4am going down Rama IV road - it looked like something out of Mad Max, the number of accidents. The mangled Tuk Tuk made me shiver... Edited March 27, 2016 by pedro01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 How can someone Non-Thai be so stupid???????? but was Asian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 No problem, it is Thonglor where the son of Red Bull hit a policeman on his motorbike with his Ferrari and got away with it. Even if the case gets to court they will find that the Policeman reversed his motorbike into the Ferrari. Similarly, with the right lubrication to the wheels of justice, they will conclude that the BTS stairs jumped out in front of the Korean's Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Phuang was just looking for the BTS car park. Hint: there are none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Pissed driving ..... should loose his licence for 2 years & 50,000 baht fine ..... what if he hit & killed someone .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Such irresponsible road menace should be taken off from the public road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaii69 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Merc drivers are doing some crazy things this month. Maybe they are checking out the mercs safety features. Hell, I don't like walking up the stairs either. Install an escalator or people will drive up. My Honda bike just don't have the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Ahhh speed and proberly alcohol replace brains every time.I guess that he was trying to fit in with the rich locals.Hell this may get him a step up on permanent residency.Of course he did loose points because he didn't hit anyone.I hope that he had his "The gas peddle stuck and the breaks failed" story ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 He should be made to pay double for his next Merc, or go for a Lambo (they are a bit narrower) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 only thing he should be in charge of is a zimmer frame but even that might be to much for him to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggers Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Maybe, there's a move away from balconies to Benz's!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGV Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Another example of human intelligence and how it adapts to its surroundings A lot of money does not equal alot of brains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 One day the insurance companies are going to click on about giving insurance policies out to young head cases with high powered autos.my daughters insurance quote was £4000 @17yrs on a fiat 1000cc.and she can drive and knows the hi way code.they think the difference between a continuous yellow centre line and a striped centre line is...they are saving paint..TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novo58 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 maybe he thought it was an overpass for a u turn ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Fortunately nobody was injured.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdodd Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Pissed driving ..... should loose his licence for 2 years & 50,000 baht fine ..... what if he hit & killed someone .... Absolutely correct....hope this is what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Would be interested to know what insurance company he is with. Drivers like that are the reason premiums are so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I missed out. This is the BTS station closest to me. I even know the street vendor - Mrs. Phuang Phuangpila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennnis Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 It reminds me of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonoi Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I like that everyone just assumes he was drunk without evidence. How about the possibility he had a medical issue whilst driving, that caused him to go off the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFLKrabi Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I like that everyone just assumes he was drunk without evidence. How about the possibility he had a medical issue whilst driving, that caused him to go off the road? Exactly, or swerved to avoid some crazy drunk youth on a motorbike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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