News Forum - Pattaya: British man involved in late-night road accident

[Thaiger]

Pattaya was the scene of a road accident involving a British man yesterday, December 1. A pickup truck, driven by the British man, crashed on a road in Soi Mab Yai Lia 53, Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province. The accident happened slightly past midnight, and the local rescue teams and police were quickly … …

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[jasper]

Those light poles really get moving around after midnight.

[gazmo16]

 " She mentioned that the visibility on the road was poor, which led to the vehicle colliding with the streetlight pole "

Hitting a streetlight in a dark road 

[Vigo]

This doesn't look like an isolated event for Tubby.

[23RD]

Let's fix the headline British drink driver involved in late night road accident because he was off his box.

I wouldn't be to worried about him but he could have easily hit an innocent Thai on a motorbike. 

60 years old and still no common sense. 

[ChrisS]

"Curie’s wife, who was with him at the time but has not been identified, told the police that they were returning home after consuming alcohol. She mentioned that the visibility on the road was poor, which led to the vehicle colliding with the streetlight pole"

So the accident was nothing to do with the alcohol he consumed

[Guest1]

And even in the pixelated picture, minimum the british looks waisted. But he may just have one of this faces, heads, ....

[Kangaloo]

That's going to cost him extra large.

Loss of an expensive vehicle.

Damage to public property. 

Driving under influence. 

Let's hope he has insurance 

[Hammersmith]

Coming from United Kingdom it is illegal to drink and drive therefore the British man was wrong to drive but we need to have harsher penalties to deter people from driving when under the influence of alcohol to save lives 

[Pinetree]

28 minutes ago, Hammersmith said:

Coming from United Kingdom it is illegal to drink and drive therefore the British man was wrong to drive but we need to have harsher penalties to deter people from driving when under the influence of alcohol to save lives 

I agree, they should spend some time in a Thai Jail. Unfortunately, it is endemic in the expat community, who should know better