Drink or drive, not both!
Posted by admin on January 20th, 2010 filed in Beach areas, Lifestyling, Thai habits, Uncategorized, just visiting, nightlifeNews came this week of yet another tourist fatality, this time on Pattaya’s roads.
A German tourist, believed to have been drunk, crashed into and killed an Italian tourist who was also riding a motorcycle in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 29-year-old, Davide Tomast, died of head injuries in a soi off South Pattaya Road at around 5:30 in the morning. It is believed that Norbet ran into to side of Tomast’s motorcycle at high speed as the Italian was riding away from the soi.
The German, 38-year-old Raimund Norbet, was also severely injured and was sent to Pattaya Memorial Hospital. Police are preparing to arrest Norbet as soon as he is released.
Once you have lived in Thailand for a while, drunk driving and motorcycle crashes become part of the fabric of life and everyone knows someone who has experienced a loss due to a combination of these factors.
While the police might not be here to breathalyse you as soon as you step out of the bar, be assured that they will be there the moment you get out of hospital.