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Cop who killed doctor on zebra crossing told of more charges

Cop who killed doctor on zebra crossing told of more charges

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Two mourners view a photo of the late Dr Waralak Supawatjariyakul during her cremation at Wat Phra Sri Mahathat in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

A junior policeman charged with running over and killing a doctor on a pedestrian crossing while riding his powerful motorbike has been formally informed of two additional traffic charges.

Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) spokesman Jirasant Kaewsaeng-ek said on Tuesday that Pol L/Cpl Norawich Buadok met interrogators at Phaya Thai police station on Monday night and was read the fresh charges – speeding in an 80kph zone and unsafe driving.

 

He was driving his Ducati at between 108…

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