Thread: Taxi Driver Jailed For Steel Pipe Road Rage Assault

Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Khao Sod English

BANGKOK — A taxi driver was charged Wednesday morning with assault for allegedly beating another motorist with a steel pipe.

Taxi driver Bawornpan Srimek was sent to jail for six months for attacking the driver of a Mini Cooper near Phetchaburi Road’s Phrom Pong intersection in the Makkasan area.

Sutthinan Polsin told police he had been trying to cut into Bawornpan’s lane, but the taxi driver wouldn’t let him in and honked his horn. Sutthinan then cut the taxi off and got out of his car to confront the driver.

VIDEO Taxi Driver Jailed For Steel Pipe Road Rage Assault

Seems that the drivers of Mini Coopers here in Thailand are a bunch of arrogant cnuts; probably think they're doing a chickenhead version of "The Italian Job" or something.
Bawornphan has been put in his place with a six month prison sentence, though. I would probably add another 2 months to that for not hitting the prick hard enough.

Wonder if he belongs to a pipefitter union...488 maybe?...

Originally Posted by kmart

I would probably add another 2 months to that for not hitting the prick hard enough.

Plus possibly a year of community service for the victim if he had union jack mirrors?

Originally Posted by kmart

drivers of Mini Coopers here in Thailand are a bunch of arrogant cnuts;

My first thought, along with, "If it hadn't been a Mini driver but a Click rider, the taxi guy would probably have gotten away with it".

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

don't whinge your way to the front and then try to worm your way in. Feck Off!

Yep. Daily occurrence, either from the left or the right.

Originally Posted by misskit

BANGKOK — A taxi driver was charged Wednesday morning


Taxi driver Bawornpan Srimek was sent to jail for six months

Charged on Wednesday morning and jailed by today? Seems uncharacteristically quick for Thailand?

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Originally Posted by misskit

BANGKOK — A taxi driver was charged Wednesday morning


Taxi driver Bawornpan Srimek was sent to jail for six months

Charged on Wednesday morning and jailed by today? Seems uncharacteristically quick for Thailand?

Impossibly quick. I suspect an error in translation...more like "sentenced on Wednesday"