Thai road rage: "Win" charged with assault after he batters 75 year old taxi driver with his helmet

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Thai road rage: "Win" charged with assault after he batters 75 year old taxi driver with his helmet

 

 

Petchkasem police have charged a 32 year old motorcycle taxi rider (Win) with assault after he used his helmet to bash a 75 year old taxi driver causing head and facial injuries. 

 

The chief of police said that the incident began after a collision in the Bang Khun Thian area after which a chase ensued. 

 

Phachorn, 32, then assaulted Meng S. , 75, near an intersection in Bang Khae.

 

 

Both parties filed complaints with the police following the incident yesterday afternoon. 

 

The Win rider claimed that his wife was hurt in a collision and the taxi driver fled the scene. 

 

He then claimed that the old man then went for him with what looked like a screwdriver resulting in him using his helmet to beat the driver.

 

Source: MCOT

 

 

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[petermik]

500 baht fines and wai,s all round should sort it

[keith101]

The video clip shows nothing in the old mans hands or on the ground where he is being hit with the helmet possibly a BS story from the Win rider .

[bodga]

15 minutes ago, petermik said:

500 baht fines and wai,s all round should sort it

Or maybe a nice curtsy? always  nice to see the children  playing.

Edited May 28, 2020 by bodga

[bodga]

Oh my god, I see  about 6  people and only one with a mask on, surely  not?

[BobBKK]

A paper thin veneer separates a Thai and his emotions. 12 year olds most of them.

[darksidedog]

A guy in his 30's has to resort to battering a fella old enough to be his grandfather with a helmet? Pathetic, but similar to that which we see way too often. Stop with the wais and the petty fines and give these people 5 years in jail and we might see the number of incidences start to drop.

[fruitman]

21 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

A paper thin veneer separates a Thai and his emotions. 12 year olds most of them.

Look at the damage to that taxi, he sure has hit something....and 75 is too old to drive taxi anyway.

[fruitman]

18 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

A guy in his 30's has to resort to battering a fella old enough to be his grandfather with a helmet? Pathetic, but similar to that which we see way too often. Stop with the wais and the petty fines and give these people 5 years in jail and we might see the number of incidences start to drop.

That taxi might have almost killed him and tried to flee after it...so because the driver is 75 he should get away with it? I don't think so.

[smedly]

51 minutes ago, keith101 said:

The video clip shows nothing in the old mans hands or on the ground where he is being hit with the helmet possibly a BS story from the Win rider .

so kidding

[Almer]

Win = lose 

[Almer]

Win was very brave with the 75 year old wasn't he, Win a good kicking will one day come your way i hope it is caught on camera for us all to enjoy.

[Deli]

75 year old guys definitely should not have a taxi license but an annual check for fitness for driving a car

[mok199]

This  endless thai minutiae is just so <delete> boring ....

Edited May 28, 2020 by mok199

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, petermik said:

500 baht fines and wai,s all round should sort it

Or maybe dance around their motorcycles, they get to choose the song!

[yogi100]

11 hours ago, Deli said:

75 year old guys definitely should not have a taxi license but an annual check for fitness for driving a car

A chum of mine was still driving a black London cab till he was in his late 70s.

 

And Transport for London have very stringent health standards and must be satisfied that a driver is fit and proper to hold a licence.

 

This Thai cabbie probably was as well. Even if he was not he did not deserve to get a beating from a thug who was 40 years his junior.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 28, 2020 by yogi100

[poskat]

what I love most about thailand is its peaceful, non-confrontational, and others first culture