A Singaporean man in Phuket has been charged after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a traffic police officer and fleeing the scene.Footage of the incident has gone viral since it was uploaded on the Phuket Times Facebook page on Wednesday (March 18), with over 445,000 views.
The Singaporean man told Thai police that he was unaware of the crash.A Singaporean man in Phuket has been charged after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a traffic police officer and fleeing the scene.
viral since it was uploaded on the Phuket Times Facebook page on Wednesday , with over 445,000 views. In the video, a white Ford Ranger is seen knocking down traffic barriers and a traffic police officer while driving down a road.while the vehicle speeds away.the traffic police officer after the collision. The incident occurred at around 7.30am on March 18, and the 52-year-old officer sustained minor injuries, Thai media reported.Follow-up investigations helped to identifyShe identified her son-in-law, Singaporean Tey Wee Keong Jonathan, as the driver. The 44-year-old later surrendered himself to the police, claiming that he had not noticed the collision while driving.Police have also seized the vehicle and conducted drug and alcohol tests on the driver, and may pursue further legal action once the results are in.
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