A tense standoff between two truck drivers ignited a 30-kilometre, multi-jurisdictional police chase that ended in the capture of a 60 year old man armed with a 9mm gun. The man claimed he had brandished his weapon in self-defence during the heated exchange yesterday.
Somchai Suksabay then fled with the gun and was eventually intercepted and detained near a house in the central province of Ang Thong, ending a protracted driver escapade that originated near the Pra Prom courthouse in Sing Buri province. The police were coordinating efforts between Sing Buri and Highway Police to apprehend the suspect driving a white Isuzu container truck, trailed by a Samut Prakan-registered trailer.
According to officers on the scene, Somchai was attempting to use a gun to intimidate the other truck driver involved before fleeing. The incident apparently began when…
