News Forum - Driver crashes pickup into noodles bar, injuring 17 in central Thailand

[Thaiger]

Seventeen people were injured after a pickup crashed into a noodles shop in Chantaburi province, in the central part of Thailand. He is suspected of being drunk at the wheel or high on drugs. A CCTV camera in front of the shop showed the vehicle losing control and suddenly crashing into the shop while customers were either standing outside or eating at tables. The driver immediately fled the scene amid the chaos which destroyed parked motorcycles and injured customers, shop staff, and the daughter of the shop. The female shop owner, 48 year old Ramchan Teekanam, told the media that […]

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[Graham]

Fled the scene so he couldn't be charged with being drunk or on drug's more like it, blaming a wet road is the usual BS statement. 

[Giltee]

1 hour ago, Graham said:

Fled the scene so he couldn't be charged with being drunk or on drug's more like it, blaming a wet road is the usual BS statement. 

The penalty for fleeing should be imprisonment and confiscation of his vehicle. Interestingly if it was a farang that caused the accident I could just see the huge write up and outcry. 

[HolyCowCm]

He definetely lost his noodle. What an irresponsible jack-rse. Hope he enjoys his 2 years in jail.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

4 hours ago, Thaiger said:

he was scared of being lynched by people at the scene.

Too bad he got away then.