Phuket pub musician falls asleep driving, flips pickup truck and escapes with minor injury

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The pickup truck flipped without colliding into other vehicles near PTT petrol station in Baan Lipon. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A pub musician escaped with only minor injuries and a charge for reckless driving after his vehicle flipped when he fell asleep at the wheel at 5am yesterday morning (May 1) about 200 metres from the PTT petrol station in Baan Lipon, Srisoonthorn.

 

Montri Suwatkhet, 32, and his passenger Santhichai Simchai, 29, were driving home to Mai Khao after seeing a friend in Chalong at about 5am when he dozed off, causing the vehicle to swerve and flip “without damaging any other vehicles or property,” confirmed Capt Chatree Chuwichien of the Thalang Police.

 

Mr Montri was knocked unconscious in the impact, but after he came to he managed to pull himself out of the overturned truck and find help from local residents, who alerted Thalang Police.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-pub-musician-falls-asleep-driving-flips-pickup-truck-and-escapes-with-minor-injury-62003.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-05-02

and of course he was breathalysed ??????????

Oh, we forgot that!

Hint: don't accept beer as tips

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