On November 7, 2022 atThonburi Criminal Court court hearing judgment Black Case No. 153/2565 in the public prosecutor Office of the Attorney General (Thonburi Criminal Prosecutor’s Office 4) as a plaintiff, with Ms. Pongpetch Siriissaranan 1 and 4 people, plaintiffs jointly filed a lawsuit. Police Lieutenant Colonel Panurak Ratanaphaisorn (Sop1) Surgery Group Dr Police Hospital The defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated. and by negligence causes death and serious harm to others Drive faster than the law and drive a vehicle intended for sale or repair within prohibited times without permission. According to the Criminal Code, Section 291, 300, Road Traffic Act, BE 2522, and Motor Vehicles Act, BE 2522
In this case, the plaintiff’s prosecutor concluded that on August 29, 2021, the defendant drove a red Porsche car, after sunset, along Ratchaphruek Road, Bang Chak Sub-district, Phasi Charoen District, while that the defendant was drunk with alcohol more than the law and driving at a speed higher than 80 kilometers per hour as required by law Then there was an accident that seriously damaged the back of the Honda Civic car. In which two passengers in the Civic (male – female) were fatally injured. And the woman driving the Civic was seriously injured.
After the court sentenced Mr Kanpong Siriissaranan the son of the deceased said that the court had sentenced the defendant to prison for driving while drunk. And by negligence causing death and serious harm to others for 6 years, a fine of 202,000 baht, but the defendant pleaded guilty, so the sentence was reduced to three years, a fine of 101,000 baht, and the sentence was suspended for two years.
Kanpong, however, added that he should appeal the case, asking the court to increase the prison sentence and not wait for the sentence. because it was seen that the defendant did not know about the act by confessing in the court hearing But before, always refused. As for the compensation, the defendant set compensation for his family in court in the amount of 1.5 million baht for his death and 1 million baht for those seriously injured, namely his sister. Combined, the cost of both lives is less than half the value of a Porsche crash car.
As for Ms Phong Phet, who was injured, she said that after being in the accident for more than a year now, she has not recovered yet. On the case side, I felt it would be fairer. Unlike other countries, our law punishes cases of drink driving. causing this type of case over and over.
