Hit-and-run Russian DJ arrested on Koh Phangan
published : 8 Jul 2024 at 10:16
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Assawin Pakkawan
A Russian DJ wanted for a hit-and-run which seriously injured a motorcycle driver has been arrested on Koh Phangan.
Tourist police arrested Vigen Atoian, 36, at a house in Ban Tai on Friday.
According to police, Mr Atoian worked as a DJ in several tourist provinces in Thailand. He had recently returned to Koh Phangan four days ago to work at a party, as he was popular among Russian tourists. He went by the name DJ Vigen on Instagram.
The arrest warrant, issued on July 30 last year, stemmed from a road crash in which the suspect, driving a Fortuner, hit a motorcycle, causing serious injuries to the motorcyclist.
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Vocabulary
- hit-and-run: (of a road accident) caused by a driver who does not stop to help - ที่ชนแล้วหนี
- injury (noun): physical damage done to a person or a part of their body - อาการบาดเจ็บ
- stemmed from (verb): was/were caused by - เกิดจาก
- suspect: a person who is thought to have committed a crime - ผู้ต้องสงสัย
- warrant (noun): a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do something - หมาย
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- hit-and-run
- koh phangan
- russia
- dj
