Car Hits Bike, Drags it Over 2km Around Moat but Driver Claims He Didn’t Even Know

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Car Hits Bike, Drags it Over 2km Around Moat but Driver Claims He Didn’t Even Know

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A car driver that hit a scooter and tried to escape by driving away, dragging the scooter over 2 kilometres before being stopped by a member of the public, told police that he had no idea he hit a bike when he was arrested last night.

 

Around midnight last night, a black Honda Civic crashed into a motorbike on the outer moat road near the Suan Prung Hospital, throwing the bike driver to the ground.

 

Full story: http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/news/car-hits-bike-drags-it-over-2km-around-moat-but-driver-claims-he-didnt-even-know/

 

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[Thechook]

I call he is a lying piece of.  whats the noise, sparks and why is it harder to drive?

[colinneil]

Hope he was breath tested and drug tested.

No one could drag a scooter 2 ks without knowing.

[inzman]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Hope he was breath tested and drug tested.

No one could drag a scooter 2 ks without knowing.

Or he could plead insanity like is becoming as popular as brake failure here. 

[Thechook]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Hope he was breath tested and drug tested.

No one could drag a scooter 2 ks without knowing.

Apparently thais can

[worgeordie]

He must have thought he left the handbrake on,or the car was not

pulling very well and needed a tune up,lucky the motorbike rider was

not dragged the 2 Km too. does not report if the driver was tested for

alchol or drugs,which should be a given in cases like this.

regards Worgeordie

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

told police that he had no idea he hit a bike when he was arrested last night.

The old "the devil made me do it" defense. 

[monkey4u]

He was taking the car to Honda due to a noise and sluggish acceleration

[soalbundy]

I believe him, drunk on Thai whisky and a few ya ba pills can dull the senses

[roo860]

Bloody hell never heard that excuse before, brilliant!

[PETERTHEEATER]

I have reason to believe that the bike was being pushed by the car not dragged

[Henry The Bull]

Only two kilometer, no plomblem!!!!

[ChrisY1]

4 hours ago, inzman said:

Or he could plead insanity like is becoming as popular as brake failure here. 

Then he'd be telling the truth....can't have that!

[dinsdale]

It's all OK. I've been told by a confidential source he's a facebook ideal. There's no problem here. Please go about your business. 

[samsensam]

 

he was trying to stop but his brakes weren't working

[gk10002000]

He may truthfully had no idea he did it.  Fine.  Then he clearly doesn't have the sensory capability nor mental capability to be driving.  Off with the license, and motoring privileges.  And of course he should still be liable for damages.

[The man from udon]

They are that stupid they can't even do bull sh.how the funk he thought he could get out of that one is unbelievable.

[KBsinter]

I get the impression from the post that he is going to walk away from this.............

[Briggsy]

The age of the driver and the cost of the car when put into a Thai context mean that the driver did not pay for it himself. Mummy-Daddy bought/loaned/gave him the car and Mummy-Daddy will buy him out of trouble so there will be no further consequences of his actions. This is the way here.

[fstarbkk]

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

The age of the driver and the cost of the car when put into a Thai context mean that the driver did not pay for it himself. Mummy-Daddy bought/loaned/gave him the car and Mummy-Daddy will buy him out of trouble so there will be no further consequences of his actions. This is the way here.

 

Agree with your assessment. Further evidence is the fact that the driver was not named. This "courtesy" is not usually afforded to people with unimportant family names.

[gdgbb]

7 hours ago, Briggsy said:

The age of the driver and the cost of the car when put into a Thai context mean that the driver did not pay for it himself. Mummy-Daddy bought/loaned/gave him the car and Mummy-Daddy will buy him out of trouble so there will be no further consequences of his actions. This is the way here.

Doesn't mean anything of the sort.  There is no suggestion that this was a new car, 2nd hand Civics can be cheap and any Thai with a job or guarantor can easily finance a car purchase for next to nothing per month.

 

6 hours ago, fstarbkk said:

Agree with your assessment. Further evidence is the fact that the driver was not named. This "courtesy" is not usually afforded to people with unimportant family names.

The driver was not named because he hadn't been identified at that stage.  What courtesy was he afforded?