News Forum - UPDATE: Compensation promised after teenage passenger killed in police chase

[Thaiger]

Following last week’s report of a teenager who was killed after the motorbike she was a passenger on crashed into a police pickup, the police officers have now promised to pay compensation to the victim’s family. No charges have been filed against the police at this stage as the case is still under investigation. On May 27, a car accident on New Ratchapruek Road in the central province of Pathum Thani was reported. The 18 year old woman, Amonrat Daengpong, was declared dead at the scene, and a male 14 year old motorbike rider, was injured and sent to a hospital. […]

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[WilliamG]

How could the victims friends have witnessed the incident if the Police pick up was chasing the motorcycle involved? And this story says the m/cycle crashed INTO the pick-up.

[Tanuki]

This report opens by stating the motorcycle crashed into the police vehicle..!  Then we read the opposite, & that the vehicle's door was flung open causing the death of the passenger on the motorcycle... Sorry but IMO that's a death caused by the direct action of the officer who had his hand on that door-handle, and blatantly caused the accident to take place!  This officer should be behind bars!.. But TiT, and we know life simply carries on & the RTP carry on acting in this way unrestricted!

[palooka]

the police from Chaiyapruek Police Station saw the teenagers riding without helmets.

Bit thin even for police as an excuse.

They drive past thousands everyday without helmets, underage, no licence etc but want to stop this one.