webfact Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Blood test clears Brit expat of drunk driving in horrific accident By The Phuket News The victim’s body was torn apart by the force of the impact. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A British expat involved in a horrific accident in which a pedestrian’s body was torn to pieces has been cleared of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident. Paul John Mercer was driving his black Phuket-registered Mercedes-Benz C250 northbound along Thepkrasattri Rd in Muang Mai at about 4:45am on Oct 10 when he struck a man on the road. The man, who was known to locals for collecting recyclable litter from the side of the road but who police have still yet to identify, was dismembered by the force of the impact. Parts of his body were left strewn across the road. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/blood-test-clears-brit-expat-of-drunk-driving-in-horrific-accident-69234.php#7RmOgYETemzCsUOU.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-11-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Never in doubt.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 What is the speed limit? From the sounds of this report everything is okay; driving at excessive speed is nothing to worry about unless impeded by alcohol, or drugs...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 He must have been going at a pretty high speed to do that damage to a Merc. I assume the victim was collecting rubbish in the central reservation and the car was in the middle lane as the damage is to the right of the car. Reckless driving????? I personally think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Quote Capt Warawud declined to reveal any more information about the investigation, including whether police have any idea how fast the Mercedes was traveling at the time of the impact, only saying, “I don’t know” or “I don’t know that yet”. Read "We have not yet decided on a suitable settlement" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Perhaps this guy is an early riser and was heading to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Brits with mercs always escape justice. It is never their fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 collecting rubbish people, see them all the time, be honest its LUNACY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Did the test for alcohol also test for drugs in the body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, 1337markus said: Did the test for alcohol also test for drugs in the body? Covered in the first paragraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, 1337markus said: Did the test for alcohol also test for drugs in the body? From the linked article ... “I have the test results now, and it shows him negative for alcohol and drugs,” Capt Warawud said." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: From the linked article ... “I have the test results now, and it shows him negative for alcohol and drugs,” Capt Warawud said." I work on many mine sites. There are drug tests and drug tests, newly made synthetic stuff is very hard to detect. Most drug tests look at weed or coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpattaya Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Cleared of speeding as well I assume? In fact the garbage collector was wrong I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I suppose the police report will say the garbage man committed suicide. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiman123 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Sad but you hit someone walking along the side of the road....prepare to make restitution to the family....jail time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Pete1980 said: Brits with mercs always escape justice. It is never their fault. What nationality killing while driving a merc knows what a court looks like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meinphuket Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Money buys all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 hours ago, ParadiseLost said: What is the speed limit? From the sounds of this report everything is okay; driving at excessive speed is nothing to worry about unless impeded by alcohol, or drugs...? Bullcrap! How about staying out of the road when collecting garbage or at least have some goddamn running lights on the three wheel death machine. Had this not been a farang in a luxury car it would have never made the news. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Good to hear that at least the tests conducted seem to work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 22 minutes ago, miamiman123 said: Sad but you hit someone walking along the side of the road....prepare to make restitution to the family....jail time Agreed, however the impact was on the right hand side of the Merc, which would imply that the deceased was in the middle of the road when impacted. Regarding speeds... hitting a 60kg body at 50kmh would do plenty of damage - I'm not sure the damage on the Merc indicates high speed. I find it strange that it took so long to get the results of the blood test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aupee Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Having. Read all the posts from the above professional accident investigators. I can honestly say that I have never read so much unsubstantiated drivel. I think a few of you should study Thai defammation law a bit more than you have applied in the way of knowledge so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aupee Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 30 minutes ago, evadgib said: What nationality killing while driving a merc knows what a court looks like? I can't answer that but if your Thai it helps if you drive a Ferrari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 59 minutes ago, kannot said: collecting rubbish people, see them all the time, be honest its LUNACY! Well I suppose if you are very elderly and might even have an equally elderly partner to take care of - have no children supporting you and live in shack- you still need money . There is no fabulous social security taking care of you. Not the most helpful comment . Driving in this country- you have to expect the unexpected Perhaps a bit more respect to the human being who was ripped to pieces by the idiot in his flash Merc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 of all the comments here, both funny and sad, or for and against, one thing is for sure. The rich live in the rich world and drive mercs and the poor live in the poor world and die. God save us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, peterb17 said: Well I suppose if you are very elderly and might even have an equally elderly partner to take care of - have no children supporting you and live in shack- you still need money . There is no fabulous social security taking care of you. Not the most helpful comment . Driving in this country- you have to expect the unexpected Perhaps a bit more respect to the human being who was ripped to pieces by the idiot in his flash Merc. you cannot expect the type of 'expat' that lives in Thailand these days to relate to humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: <snip> I find it strange that it took so long to get the results of the blood test. Maybe it took that long to sober up...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 hours ago, ParadiseLost said: Read "We have not yet decided on a suitable settlement" I am so so sorry for saying this if it was the other wsy round 3 wais and 500 baht. I am so so sorry for the thai man other than to collect rubbish while walking in the road with any lights an accident waiting to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, miamiman123 said: Sad but you hit someone walking along the side of the road....prepare to make restitution to the family....jail time They don't know his identity yet, so I assume his family hasn't come forward, which is a little strange. He could be homeless. Hopefully they find out who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Accident October 10. Results released November 5 !! These must be tests of the most rigorous kind .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 If he was accelerating he might not have bee speeding. Plus if you hit someone at just 40 km per hour a person would go flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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