Thread: Driver allegedly obstructs ambulance, patient dies

A driver may face serious charges after he allegedly cut in front of and stopped an ambulance that was rushing to pick up a patient who later died on the way to a local hospital.


Emergency responders received a call to pick up a patient who was in critical condition and being given CPR at his home in Samut Prakan, a province just southeast of Bangkok. They turned on their siren and emergency lights, hurrying to the scene.


As they rushed to the home, a car cut in front of the ambulance, blocking the lane and causing it to stop. The driver, 38 year old Samrit Maneerit, then allegedly got out of his car and walked over to the ambulance to berate the emergency responders. A nurse video recorded the incident on her smartphone.

Samrit drove off and the ambulance rushed to the patient’s home where 46 year old Pracha Boribun was suffering from a seizure along with trouble breathing. He died on the way to Samut Prakan Hospial.


Police found the driver at his home and say he had a blood alcohol level of 190 milligrams per decilitre of blood. The legal limit is 50. Samrit was charged with driving while intoxicated and obstructing an ambulance. Samrit allegedly told police that the ambulance was following close behind his car and he got angry.


Pracha’s family say they plan to file a criminal complaint against the driver for committing an act intentionally causing death.

Driver allegedly obstructs and stops ambulance, patient dies | The Thaiger

Holy tucking hell, what an obstinate, entitled fuckwit.

throw the book at him!

Originally Posted by misskit

Samrit allegedly told police that the ambulance was following close behind his car and he got angry.

When will Thais learn to give way to emergency services?

Give him 10 years to help him sober up

Holy tucking hell, what an obstinate, entitled fuckwit.

throw the book at him!

maybe so, but it would be hard if not impossible to prove that the delay to the ambulance was the actual cause of death, or that the drivers alcohol level was not the result of drinking once he returned home.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

throw the book at him!

...nah, what's the point?...Require him to pay funeral expenses: done...

I would have moved over but Thai ambulances always drive around with their blue lights flashing maybe they should only be turned on when it is an emergency so you know it is an emergency.

Maybe this was a gay lovers quarrel

Originally Posted by johpam

I would have moved over but Thai ambulances always drive around with their blue lights flashing maybe they should only be turned on when it is an emergency so you know it is an emergency.

How would you know this? Just get out of the way, simple

Originally Posted by Backspin

Maybe this was a gay lovers quarrel

And here we go again.

They truly are morons and quite literally two swings out of the jungle.

Quite why the ambulance driver:

1. stopped.
2. spoke to the cretin wasting time in futile discussion with what was demonstrably an intoxicated monkey boy.
3. didn't immediately call the police.
4. didn't get out of his ambulance and kick the ape in its bollocks thus paralysing its cognitive ability to take any further action.

Thai are dysfunctional on just so many levels.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

How would you know this? Just get out of the way, simple

You twit, he's just taking the piss.

Is that really you, King Willy?

dunno, depends who is asking...

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

You twit, he's just taking the piss.

Nope, I do not think he is.

Sadly.

I SAID: I would have moved over.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

How would you know this? Just get out of the way, simple

Most of the time they are just going to lunch. Lights on but no siren. Police are just as guilty.

Modern day crying wolf?

Sometimes in Bangkok traffic there is no room to get out of the way.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Most of the time they are just going to lunch. Lights on but no siren. Police are just as guilty.

Modern day crying wolf?

Sometimes in Bangkok traffic there is no room to get out of the way.

how do you know they are just going to lunch???

Originally Posted by johpam

I SAID: I would have moved over.

You did.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

how do you know they are just going to lunch???

They don't.

Originally Posted by Old Lily

Is that really you, King Willy?

Hi pseudolous