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Officer who killed doctor faces another charge

Officer who killed doctor faces another charge

Speeding added to long list in case that has sparked calls for better pedestrian safety

A picture of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul is seen on a wreath during her funeral rite at Wat Phra Sri Mahathat in Bang Khen district of Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Police will press a fresh charge of driving over the speed limit against a junior crowd control officer who killed a doctor on a zebra crossing.

An investigation found that the Ducati motorcycle driven by Pol L/Cpl Norawich Buadok was travelling between 108 and 128 kilometres per hour when it struck ophthalmologist Waraluck Supawatjariyakul on Jan 21.

The additional charge would bring to eight the total number faced by the officer, said…

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