A British-Thai man was arrested in Pattaya early Sunday morning, April 28th, for allegedly driving under the influence of an illegal drug and alcohol and then crashing his car.
At 3:06 AM, Pattaya police were notified of an accident involving a car colliding with several parked motorcycles on South Pattaya Road in the Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chonburi province.
Upon arrival at the scene, police discovered a white Toyota Altis sedan driven by Mr. Matthew (family name withheld), a 24-year-old Thai-British man. His car had sustained minor damage to the front end. Five parked motorcycles were also damaged in the incident, but no human injuries were reported. The owners of the motorcycles were also present at the scene.
During a search of the car, Pattaya police reportedly found a plastic bag containing white powder suspected to be illegal drugs.
A motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the accident stated to the local press that he saw the sedan swerving erratically before crashing into the parked motorcycles. The driver, Mr. Matthew, reportedly admitted to taking ketamine and alcohol prior to the accident. He also claimed he could not remember anything about the crash.
Police collected evidence from the scene and took Mr. Matthew into custody for blood alcohol and drug testing. He will face legal proceedings in accordance with Thai law. He will also likely be held responsible for the significant property damage involved in the accident.
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