Phuket police volunteer faces drunk driving charges

A Phuket police volunteer faces drunk driving charges after he and a medical staffer collided on their motorbikes. The incident happened on Korsimbi Road near the Rang Hill in Talad Nuea market in Phuket’s main city district.

Rescuers arrived on the scene to find both men injured, with their motorbikes damaged. One of the injured men was 52 year old Kreangsak, a registered police volunteer with Phuket City Police.

An alcohol breathalyser test recorded 241 milligrams as Kreangsak’s alcohol level, The Phuket Express reported.

Officers brought Kreangsak to Phuket City Police Station to face charges of drunk driving causing damage, bodily harm, and harm to the mind.

Rescuers and law enforcement withheld the name of the medical staffer who collided with Kreangsak.

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