Drunk taxi driver kills policeman
published : 29 Apr 2024 at 08:55
writer: Gary Boyle
A drunk cab driver crashed his car into a policeman overseeing a charity running event in Bang Khen district early Sunday morning. The officer later died at hospital.
Pol Sub Lt Assada Chamniansri, 54, was directing traffic on Phahol Yothin Road, outside the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) depot, at about 6am when he was hit by a green-yellow taxi.
First responders found him in critical condition and sent him to Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, where he died hours later.
The taxi driver was identified as Warabut Somsawang, 45. Subsequent testing revealed his blood alcohol level was 287 milligrammes, far exceeding the legal limit of 50 mg. Mr Warawut reportedly confessed to drinking at a friend's house in Huai Kwang district and watching a few English Premier League football matches before driving home, saying he was not drunk.
He claimed that he saw Assada stand in the middle of the road and tried to swerve his car to avoid him but could not control the vehicle.
Police charged him with driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving causing death. The fatal accident occurred during a mini-marathon organised by Phranakhon Rajabhat University.
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- confess (verb): to admit that you have committed a crime - สารภาพผิด
- critical condition: very seriously ill or injured and might die - อาการหนัก
- direct: to make go something move in one direction, towards or into something -
- drunk: having had too much alcohol to drink, i.e., drunk or intoxicated - มึนเมา
- exceed: to be more than something; to go beyond a limit - เกินกว่าที่กำหนด
- first responder (noun): the first person or people to arrive at the scene of an accident or emergency situation -
- reckless: not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions - สะเพร่า
- subsequent: happening or coming after something else - ซึ่งตามมา
- swerve: to change directions suddenly - เปลี่ยนทิศทาง
