In the early hours of the morning Pattaya Police from Dongtan sub-station were called to attend a serious road accident involving one fatality.
At the scene on Sukhumvit road near the entrance to Na Jomtien Soi 2 they found a wrecked motorcycle and the body of it's owner Khun Seri aged 50. Mr Seri had been struck by a car and had sustained multiple injuries including a fractured skull as he was riding his motorcycle to start his early shift as a cook at a Pattaya hotel.
Witnesses who had seen the crash said that they had seen a Honda Civic vehicle strike the motorcycle. There was a male driving accompanied by a woman passenger. The vehicle failed to stop and fled the scene.
The police immediately sent out an alert on the radio and were able to spot the vehicle that was stopped at a set of traffic lights several Km from the scene of the accident. When police approached the vehicle the driver got out and did a runner leaving his female passenger to face the music.
The police were able to catch the driver Khun Chatchai aged 46 and detain him. Khun Chatchai who claimed to work at the immigration office at Suvarnabhumi Airport appeared drunk but refused to take a Breathalyzer test.
Khun Chatchai was arrested and taken to the police station for further interviews. His vehicle which showed accident damage was seized for evidence.
At the police station he continued to refuse to be tested for alcohol consumption and was then confronted by several relatives of the deceased who made an angry scene as the police interviewed Khun Chatchai to get his version of what had happened to cause the death of the 50 year old cook.
