Dive instructor confesses, charged for road rage incident

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Dive instructor confesses, charged for road rage incident 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Police have filed three charges against a dive instructor after he angrily confronted another motorist in a road rage incident yesterday (Oct 7).

 

The dive instructor, who police declined to name, was charged with reckless driving, improper overtaking and dangerous driving and threatening others, Col Nikorn Somsuk of the Wichit Police confirmed to The Phuket News today.

 

Col Nikorn declined to name the man charged.

 

The man presented himself to Wichit Police Station this morning (Oct 8), Col Nikorn said, noting that the man had yet to be asked by police to do so.

 

The man presented himself to the police after a video called “Please help me. Am I wrong?” was posted on YouTube yesterday by Jirapong Yanasan. The video drew many angry comments from viewers. (See video here.)

 

The video shows the dive instructor in a gray Honda Accord attempting to cut into traffic while turning right from Muang Chaofa Rd onto Chao Fa West Rd from the right-hand lane in Wichit.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/dive-instructor-confesses-charged-for-road-rage-incident-59406.php#dkwzWFVPpYwGlwuV.97

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-10-09

 

[Thaiwrath]

I thought yesterday it said DRIVING instructor ?

[impulse]

19 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

I thought yesterday it said DRIVING instructor ?

 

Look again...

[DavisH]

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Look again...

It said both, in the same article. Rather confusing, and truly disappointing if it indeed was a driving instructor! I've seen a number of incidents like this - and in some cases the person who got wronged couldn't just let the issue drop and then it snowballs into a major confrontation or an accident. 

[impulse]

27 minutes ago, DavisH said:

It said both, in the same article. Rather confusing, and truly disappointing if it indeed was a driving instructor! I've seen a number of incidents like this - and in some cases the person who got wronged couldn't just let the issue drop and then it snowballs into a major confrontation or an accident. 

 

My bad.  The headline I read said "Diving"

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, DavisH said:

It said both, in the same article. Rather confusing, and truly disappointing if it indeed was a driving instructor! I've seen a number of incidents like this - and in some cases the person who got wronged couldn't just let the issue drop and then it snowballs into a major confrontation or an accident. 

Sloppy journalism, sloppy reading and sloppy driving.

[hanssna]

Maybe here in Thailand diving is more relaxing then driving...

 

[JulesMad]

1 hour ago, hanssna said:

Maybe here in Thailand diving is more relaxing then driving...

 

Absolutely True!!!!  If every driver would dive instead of drive, there would be almost no accidents :-)

[licka]

1 hour ago, JulesMad said:

Absolutely True!!!!  If every driver would dive instead of drive, there would be almost no accidents :-)

The other week an off duty cop driving a taxi tried this

The outcome not so relaxing

[Fookhaht]

Another pompous law-unto-themselves psudeo driver who probably has yet to get a legal driver's license.   Probably saw this move on a car-chase scene in a movie.  

"Do you know who I am?"  Wouldn't last a day in a western country scenario with a pick-up line like that.  

 

Edited October 9, 2016 by Fookhaht

[gandalf12]

8 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

I thought yesterday it said DRIVING instructor ?

Yesterday it did say Driving

[NamKangMan]

13 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

I thought yesterday it said DRIVING instructor ?

 

Makes you wonder which industry they are trying to protect. 

[Yahooka]

" Col Nikorn declined to name the man charged "

 

From yesterday:

"The dash-camera video appears to show the instructor, named by police as Tor Por ................." 

[stevenl]

6 hours ago, Yahooka said:

" Col Nikorn declined to name the man charged "

 

From yesterday:

"The dash-camera video appears to show the instructor, named by police as Tor Por ................." 

And you think that was his real name?

[madmitch]

That's not a particularly well-blurred photo for someone who declined to be named. I'm pretty sure anyone who knows him would recognise him.

[Psimbo]

<deleted>- it doesn't matter what his occupation is - he's still an ***hat.

[Yahooka]

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

And you think that was his real name?

 

Of course not,it`s a Mickey Mouse name !